At Kumbh, call to make Ganga your Valentine

Marking Valentine's Day, several spiritual leaders yesterday urged people at the Kumbh Mela here to treat the Ganga as their Valentine everyday.

Chidanand Saraswati of Ganga Action Parivar, Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev of Isha Foundation, Prem Baba of Path of the Heart from Brazil, BA Swami Paramadvaiti, a Vaishnavite spiritual leader from Germany, along with around 500 people from 45 countries took part in a song and dance programme for a Green Kumbh Initiative.

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“The Ganga must be allowed to flourish if India is to flourish. Everyone can do their part to serve the Ganga —whether it is planting a tree, prohibiting plastic or picking up trash. Make Ganga your green valentine everyday,” said Chidanand Saraswati, president of Parmarth Niketan Ashram in Rishikesh.

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar of the Art of Living Foundation was also scheduled to take part in the event but could not reach the venue. In a message, he said, “Valentine’s Day, a day of love, is a perfect day of coming together in the name of mother Ganga.”

The Ganga Action Parivar, with NGOs, schools, institutions and the government, has started the Green Kumbh Initiative to beautify the ground and the environment of the mega religious congregation. u00a0 u00a0 u00a0u00a0

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