Global Spirituality Mahotsav with the theme “Inner Peace to World Peace” was organised by Ministry of Culture, Government of India, in association with Heartfulness Institute at Kanha Shanti Vanam and emerged as a significant platform for encouraging dialogue and understanding across various spiritual traditions prevalent worldwide. The event considered as World's largest spiritual conference and one of a kind four day event was inaugurated by President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu and closed with a valedictory address by Vice-President of India, Shri Mr Jagdeep Dhankar. Representatives of various religious and spiritual organisations connected to Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and many other institutions participated in the event. Secretary of Commonwealth, Rt Hon Patricia Scotland, graced the occasion with her presence and awarded Shri Mr Kamlesh Patel, President, Shri Ram Chandra Mission with ‘Global Ambassador of Peacebuilding and Faith in the Commonwealth’.
Objective
editGlobal Spirituality Mahotsav, the world's largest spiritual conference,[1] was one of a kind four day event,[2] organised by Ministry of Culture, India in association with Heartfulness Institute at Kanha Shanti Vanam, the world's largest meditation centre, with the theme “Inner Peace to World Peace”.[3] The basic objective of the seminar was to unite all spiritual leaders from different religious and spiritual Institutions of the world.[4] Spiritual heads of various organisations and Institutions participated in the event.[5] The event featured the presence of President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu,[6][7] Vice President Shri Mr Jagdeep Dhankar [8] and representation from religious organisations of Buddhism,Christianity,Islam,Hinduism in addition to other religious organisations.[9]
Speakers
editGlobal Spirituality Mahotsav was addressed by Abhijit Halder from International Buddhist Confederation, head of All India Imam Organization, Dr. Imam Umer Ahmed Ilyasi, President of Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre (Ladakh), Venerable Bhikku Sanghasena, head of Anandam Dham Vrindavan, Shri Riteshwar Maharaj, Archbishop of Hyderabad Archbishop Anthony Poola ji, filmmaker Mr.Shekhar Kapur, actor Kabir Bedi and many other famous personalities from various walks of life.[10][11][12][13]
Events
editGlobal Spirituality Mahotsav featured various cultural activities, interfaith discussions, and connecting the general public in various age groups from different walks of life to Spiritual values in day-to-day life.[14]
The event with the first day attendance of 30,000 members were thrilled with the music performance of Shankar Mahadevan, Kumaresh Rajagopalan and Shashank Subramanyam.[15]
At the end of four day event, President of Shri Ram Chandra Mission, Shri Mr.Kamlesh D Patel, also known as Daaji, was awarded ‘Global Ambassador of Peacebuilding and Faith in the Commonwealth’ by Secretary of Commonwealth, Rt Hon Patricia Scotland.[16][17]
Conclusion
editGlobal Spirituality Mahotsav event attended by 300 plus organisations and Institutions concluded with the goal of fostering universal brotherhood among all religious and spiritual organisations and creating spiritual awareness among all sections of public.[18]
See also
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