Kolkata: Over 5 lakh people participate in mass Gita recital event

Over 5 lakh people took part in a mass recital of the Bhagwad Gita at Kolkata's Brigade Parade Ground. Organised by Sanatan Sanskriti Sansad, BJP's Dilip Ghosh hailed the event, calling it a result of the "mass awakening of Hindus."

Over 5 lakh people participated in a mass recital of the holy Bhagwad Gita at Kolkata's Brigade parade ground on Sunday. The mass recital organised by Sanatan Sanskriti Sansad.

Political Leaders Welcome Event

Brigade Parade Ground reverberated with the sound of drums and cymbals ahead of the mass recital of the sacred verses of the Holy Bhagwat Gita Earlier today, BJP's Dilip Ghosh hailed the mass recital, saying that the event shows the "mass awakening of Hindus."

"This is the result of the mass awakening of Hindus. Last time it was organized in Siliguri where 1 lakh people participated... Bengal also wants this recital because Hindutva is in danger... Gita is the best medium to unite everyone," Ghosh told ANI.

Earlier on Saturday, West Bengal BJP leader Sukanta Majumdar served food to devotees ahead of the mass Gita recitation programme The initiative was part of the preparations for the spiritual event, which aims to bring together devotees from across the city to engage in the collective reading of the sacred scripture.

'Gita Unites All Hindus': Spiritual Leader

Highlighting the text as being the "most sacred grant of Hinuds", Padma Shri awardee Kartik Maharaj, also known as Pradiptananda Maharaj, said, "Bhagavad Gita is the most sacred 'granth' of Hindus...Bhagavad Gita unites all the Hindus...This is a part of the attempt to unite all the Hindus...Saints from across the nation will participate in this programme." (ANI)

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