Hare Krishna
PAMHO
AGSTP
It was a great honor for ISKCON Gurugram to be the first host for an International Cultural Exchange trip of about 50 Russian students and six teachers. The event was organized by St. Xavier’s School, Gurugram.
It was held on 15th of February. The annual event features students and teachers from Russian schools visiting India for a week and getting to its culture and heritage.
It is a matter of great pride for ISKCON that the organizers decided to start the program with a visit to the ISKCON temple here.
The event included a talk on the basic spiritual principles from Bhagavad GIta by Rambhadra Das, President ISKCON Gurugram. The talk was studded with humor making it easy for the audience to appreciate its relevance. This was followed by kirtan, in which everyone participated by dancing and chanting with enthusiasm. Rambhadra Das also gifted a Krishna book to each of the students and teachers.
Before leaving everyone had prasadam. It was a new experience for guests to eat from leaf plates while seated on the ground, as is traditionally done in India.
Everyone relished the experience. The teachers expressed their keen desire to make this visit to ISKCON a permanent part of the program.
—
Padasevan Bhakta Das
Communications Desk
ISKCON Gurugram
