Kathmandu, June 20: Acharya Mahamandaleshwar Swami Avadheshananda Giri of Juna Akhada in Rishikesh, India, has praised the Nepal government’s policy to establish the country as a ‘Dev Bhoomi’ or Land of the Gods before the world.
Addressing a symposium organized by Hindu Swayamsewak Sangh Nepal here Saturday, he said that Nepal is a ‘Dev Bhoomi’ because of its high spiritual glory and cultural pride. Emphasizing that the cultural and spiritual consciousness of Nepal and India is inseparable, Swami Avadheshananda reminded the fact that for Western culture, the world is just a ‘market’, but our Sanatan culture considers the world as ‘one family’ (vasudhaiva kutumbakam).
He also praised Nepal’s Kumari tradition as being an original and direct form of the goddess.
Former Chief Justice Gopal Parajuli, National Chair of the Sangh, Kalyan Kumar Timsina, the Sangh’s publicist Kapil Bhatta also spoke at the program reflecting on the diversity and originality of Nepal and its culture.
Chhaliya dance, Sakhiya dance, Manjushree dance, flute playing and dance based on the story of Shivasati were displayed on the occasion. Former Kumari Trishna Shakya was also present on the stage.
