Haryana Government has been honoured for its achievement on the occasion of International Gita Mahotsav and this honour was given to the Chief Minister Manohar Lal at his residence here on Sunday.
The Kurukshetra Development Board (KDB), running under the State Government, has been awarded the certificate by World Book of Records (WBR), London for organizing the event of simultaneous recital of Gita Shloka Path (Ashtadash Shloki) for 6 minutes from 12.00 p.m. to 12.06 p.m. by 18,000 students on December 18, 2018 on the occasion of International Gita Mahotsav.
This award was received by the Chief Minister Manohar Lal in the presence of chairman of KDB. Madan Mohan Chhabra.
Notably, WBR, UK is a globally authorized and certified body for recognition, verification and scrutiny of setting or breaking of world records as well as honours those who are excelling in their respective fields.
Manohar Lal said that the International Gita Festival will be held this year in the United Kingdom from August 9 to 11. He said that even in Canada, the Indians will celebrate the International Gita Festival, for which Haryana Government will provide full cooperation.
The Chief Minister said that recently, the International Gita Festival was also celebrated in Mauritius.
He said that Swami Gyananand Maharaj had said that the International Gita Festival should be celebrated globally and for this, Haryana Government is making all out efforts to ensure that the International Gita Mahotsav would be organized across the world.
A temple of Bharat Mata will be built on 5 acres of area in Kurukshetra, he said.
Manohar Lal further said that the light and sound system installed in Jyotisar will be inaugurated in the month of August.
For organizing the aarti on Brahmasarovar, the devotees will have to pay for the slip as a ‘Yajmaan’ so that they could get their activities done, he added. On this occasion, he also launched website and mobile app of 48 Kos. This mobile app has detailed information of 134 pilgrimages of Kaithal, Kurukshetra, Jind and Karnal. Apart from this, it also has information of activities of the International Gita Mahotsav and Kurukshetra Development Board, along with the information of local tourism and pilgrimages. Through the app, pilgrims will be able to see real-time or virtual routes of pilgrimage places.