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Pittsburgh Hindu Students celebrate Saraswati Puja --- Press Release
Namasakar to everybody recieving this message.
This is Arun Aryal from Pittsbrrgh using Srikanta's acct.
Following is the press report of our program on Jan 21st. Hope you
like it.
love,
Arun
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Pittsburgh Hindu Students celebrate Saraswati Puja
by Arun Aryal and Virendra Patel
"HSC and its activities give a true reflection of knowledge, unity,
progress, and dharma", said Jayanta Rege, an engineering student in the
University of Pittsburgh. Srikanta Mookerjee, overall coordiantor of the
Pittsburgh area chapter of HSC said "It is really encouraging to see so much
interest in Hindu culture in the campus community".
On Saturday, Jan 21 95, Hindu Students Council Pittsburgh chapter
celebreted Saraswati Puja. Over 150 people attended from Carnegie Mellon,
Pittsburgh and Dequence Universities. The programe began at 7:30 pm with
an introduction by Dharmita Shah, a student at the University of Pittsburgh .
She also explained the goals of HSC, both nationally and locally. Bibhuti
Aryal, a High school sophomore, spoke about Saraswati Puja and the
significance behind this grand Hindu festival.
This was followed by Puja performed by the priest Shri Binod Panday
from Hindu Jain Temple. After the Puja Aarati, was performed and prasad
was distributed. The audience enjoyed the whole ceremony very much. Finally,
there was a cultural program that included dandia-raas.
Program coordinator Arun Aryal said "The Sarawati Puja we had was
very impressive, but I was even more impressed with the way our members
handled the program cosidering our limitations. I am very fortunate to
have all these friends in HSC.
HSC is an international forum providing an opportunity to learn
about Hindu heritage and culture. For more information on HSC and its
activities, write to HSC, 1233 Island Drive #204, Ann Arbor, MI 48105,
USA, or call (617) 227-3023 or email Hindu.Students.Council@um.cc.umich.edu.
