Vidura vikramanaayake, Tourism Minister of the festival’s partner country Sri Lanka, praised the holy land of Kurukshetra and participated in the Maha Aarti and Maha Puja of Brahmasarovar.
Kurukshetra, December 21, Sri Lanka’s Minister of Buddhist Governance, Religious and Religious Cultural Affairs, Vidura vikramanaayake said that the International Gita Mahotsav-2024 will be organized in Sri Lanka also with grandeur and gaiety. As soon as I set foot on this sacred land, I felt spirituality and the blessings of Lord Krishna. Thousands of years ago, Lord Shri Krishna gave the teachings of Geeta on this earth, which is completely relevant even today. Sri Lankan citizens will also be inspired and made aware to follow these teachings.
Sri Lankan Tourism Minister Vidura vikramanaayake was expressing his feelings in the Maha Aarti and Maha Pujan program organized by the Kurukshetra Development Board at the Brahmasarovar Purushottampura Bagh in the International Gita Mahotsav late Thursday evening. Earlier, Tourism Minister Vidura Wickramanayake participated in the Mahapuja and Mahaaarti. He said that he felt spirituality after reaching the holy land of the holy book Gita. The entire humanity is receiving the message of peace from the teachings of this book. The teachings of this book are completely relevant not only for Kaliyuga but also for the future. Following the teachings of this book, we should try to understand each other and the whole world should move forward on the path of peace.
He said that along with understanding the teachings of this book, there is a need to adopt them in our lives. Only by following these teachings can any country move forward on the path of progress. The mind is purified by the teachings of this book and when the mind is pure then it will forget religion and caste and will be bound to the thread of humanity. When the entire humanity will be united, peace will definitely be established in the world. He said that after seeing the International Gita Mahotsav on this holy land, it has been decided that in the coming year i.e. the year 2024, International Gita Mahotsav will be organized on the land of Sri Lanka so that the people of Sri Lanka will also assimilate the teachings of the holy book Gita.