JAI  MATAJI
        

PPA Leicester Committee with  Kantibhai Ghaghda, President, Jamnagar Samaj and Pranbhai Dhanak, Editor/Webmaster, Pattni Connection website and Ashwinbhai Kagdadia, Trustee, PPA Leicester
 

Message to the PPA Leicester committee and Leicester members

by Shree Kantibhai Ghaghada, President Jamnagar Samaj and

Shree Pranbhai Dhanak, Editor/Webmaster, Pattni Connection

We would like to take this opportunity to thank the PPA Leicester Committee for the honour of inviting us as their guests to the Leicester Navratri. It was so nice to see so many Leicester members and we enjoyed meeting you all.

It was a real privilege for us to be called in the front of the hall by the President of the PPA Leicester and felt very proud and fortunate to be able to speak to the Leicester members. We would like to thank the PPA Leicester committee for presenting us with a gift as a memento of our visit. It was very much appreciated.

Positive publicity by the Leicester committee drew a packed house; attendance was excellent with record number of members attending Navratri making this a very special night. A warm welcome was given to all guests who had travelled from London and Birmingham.

Elders and the respect for elders is a major component in our Indian culture. It was a delightful scene to see so many of our elders seating in the front row.

Our Youth Are Our Future.

In life children are our most valuable resource for our Samaj progress. The future of our Samaj is directly tied in to the kind of investments we make in our youths. PPA Leicester is doing a wonderful job in establishing such a foundation.

It was gratifying to see so many youths active, working hard as members of the committee, as the Mahila Mandal team, as volunteers, taking part in playing garba and participating in the Aarti competition.

The evening ended on a beautiful note, as young and old alike gather around and harmoniously to perform 108 Aartis. Team of Mahila Mandal members and volunteers lighted all 108 arti thali in minutes. Hall lights were switched off and the whole environment was baptized into the magical flames of the Mataji Aarti that created the divine atmosphere and spirituality. It was a sight not to be missed, the most memorable time of the evening when the aarti divas made the hall appear like stars floating in the dark. Finally, we all had prashad blessed by Ambe Maa.

With prashad of creamy saffrony sweets, fruit and nuts in hand and warmth in our heart, we left the hall at 1.00am with aching feet!

Our heartfelt thanks to all Leicester members and would like to thank you all for your hospitality.

Thank you PPA Leicester committee and your team of fantastic excellence.

Jai Ho - PPA Leicester - Jai Ho

Jai Ambe

Kantibhai A. Ghaghada, President, Jamnagar Samaj and

Prabhai C. Arjan Dhanak, Editor/Webmaster, Pattni Connection

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