Chandigarh, Dec 13: The International Gita Mahotsav 2018 was formally inaugurated today at Kurukshetra amidst chanting of Mantras and blowing of Shankh in front of Brahma Sarovar. On this occasion, Acting President of Mauritius, Mr Paramasivum Pillay Vyapoory, Haryana Governor, Mr Satyadeo Narain Arya and Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal performed prayers at Brahma Sarovar by worshipping the holy scripture, Shrimad Bhagvad Gita and formally inaugurated the International Gita Mahotsav 2018 to be held from December 13 to December 18.
On the arrival of Acting President of Mauritius, Mr Paramasivum Pillay Vyapoory, Haryana Governor, Mr Satyadeo Narain Arya and Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal, Gujarat Education Minister, Mr Bhupendrasinh Manubha Chudasama at Brahma Sarovar, the dignitaries were welcomed with Haryana's traditional instrumental performances. Education Minister, Mr Ram Bilas Sharma, Urban Local Bodies Minister, Mrs Kavita Jain, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Mr Krishan Kumar, MLA Mr Subhash Sudha, MLA, Mr Pawan Saini were also present on this occasion besides others.
Later all the guests visited the Haryana Pavilion and saw the cultural heritage of Haryana in this pavilion and tasted Hariyanvi dishes. After this they also visited the state-level exhibition organized by Information, Public Relations and Languages Department, an exhibition organized by the Haryana Saraswati Heritage Board and after that, they visited the Gujarat pavilion.
The guests had a look at the model of Saraswati river and Vice President of Haryana Saraswati Heritage Development Board, Mr Prashant Bharadwaj described the development of the Saraswati river and the efforts made so far. Education Minister, Mr Ram Bilas Sharma honoured all the guests by presenting the holy scripture, Gita and a Shawl.