Nepali Cultural Center UK has organized a virtual greeting exchange program on the occasion of Badadashain. Swastivachan was given by the Gurus in the program presided over by Bhimalal Bhattarai, Deputy Convener of the Centre.
The main speaker of the program, Katha Vyas Pandit Kuber Subedi, said that religion, culture and love for the motherland bind Nepali people together. Mentioning that even if one is far from one's homeland, one cannot be far from one's customs and culture, he said, "One can become good only by defeating the ego and anger within us." It is today's need to connect your children with traditions and culture.
He wished to move forward with the plan to establish a cultural center within the next one year.
In the program, Guru Chiranjeevi Dhakal wished Vijaya Dashami and said that the initiative of building a cultural center and temple is a matter of good fortune for West Londoners. "If we don't try today, future generations will question us," he said.
He appealed to the entire UK Nepali community for support.
Acharya Mr. Madhavasharan, who participated from Scotland, said that there is a great need for a center to pass on rites and culture to the second generation. He emphasized that the center should be built so that all rituals from birth to death can be performed.
Guru Nilhari Ghimire, Patron of Nepali Cultural Center UK, expressed his belief that the campaign will be successful with the help of many people's body, mind and money. He said that more helpers would come forward if the process of land acquisition could be implemented quickly.
Chiran Sharma, coordinator of the center informed that 116 founding members have joined so far and a commitment of 122,000 pounds has been received. According to him, it has been arranged that up to 1,000 pounds can be supported through monthly direct debit or installments. He said that since it is not only a temple but also a comprehensive social and cultural center of the entire community, continuous support is expected from everyone.
In the program, mortgage consultant Rishi Khanal gave technical information about the process of obtaining a mortgage to purchase a building and land for the temple.
Founder members Sitaram Bhandari, Shambhu Aryal, Narayan Phulyal, journalists Dinesh Periyar, Dean Kharal, Govind Sapkota (Midlands), Umesh Pun (Colchester), Nirusha Bhattarai Pandey, Kalpana Tripathi, Tika Kumari Rai, Kamal Kandel and others expressed their good wishes in the event.
At the beginning of the program, Pandit Gobind Nepal gave Swastivachan.
Published: 04 Kartik 2083 18:59 Wed
