Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 9: Save Sharda Committee Head & Founder, Ravinder Pandita called on Spiritual Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar at Art of living Centre in Bangalore today. He presented a copy of Vision document of proposed Sharda Temple and Centre coming up at LoC Teetwal in Kashmir. He also felicitated renowned spiritual Guru with Sharda Sammaan and presented to him a brief on Sharda Mission.
In a cordial meeting that lasted for 30 minutes, Save Sharda Committee Kashmir presented a saga of struggle stressing the need for reopening of Sharda corridor on the lines of Kartarpur pilgrimage. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar was briefed about the proposed Sharda temple and Centre that is coming up at LoC Teetwal Kashmir and he desired to take up the issue through Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, of which he is also a member.
“Cross LoC heritage & religious tourism must begin. We should have cross LoC pilgrimages on both sides of LoC including Sharda Peeth yatra that was last held in 1948. Swami Nand Lal Ji, a Kashmiri was the last saint to sit on Sharda Peeth and the Yatra had flourished during Maharaja Ranbir Singh’s period’ said Ravinder Pandita.
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar assured the delegation to take up the matter with Government and hailed the idea and struggle of Save Sharda Committee. The Committee stressed the need to bring in an amendment to current LoC permit rules to add pilgrimages too, apart from meeting relatives. The Supreme Court order of PoK as well as DG Archaeology order on maintaining sanctity of Peeth as well as Archaeology & Tourism Department Circular taking over the minorities Shrines was also presented to Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Ji. Save Sharda Committee has been struggling for reopening of Sharda Peeth for more than two decades now and has taken up the matter with both Governments of India and Pakistan.
He blessed the Committee members comprising Mohan Krishan Mongha, Ashutosh Hanjura, Manjunath Sharma and Seshu Durbaka with shawls and Saroopas.
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