Mysuru :
A day-long workshop on ‘Agnihotra Therapy,’ organised by the city-based Anantha Bharatha Charitable Trust (ABCT), in association with GSS Foundation and Asha Kirana, began at Rajendra Kalamandirs on Ramanuja Road in city yesterday.
Dr. Dhwani Sharma, National Secretary of BJP, inaugurated the event.
ABCT Founder and former Minister, S.A. Ramdas, speaking on the occasion, said that the workshop has been organised in order to spread the significance of Agnihotra Therapy, which is a process of purifying the atmosphere through a specially prepared fire and added that the Therapy helps to increase immunity among HIV positive children.
Stating that there were 27 lakh HIV-affected people in the country, with 1.5 lakh among them being children, Ramdas said that out of the 18,786 affected children living in Karnataka, 8,626 have lost their parents.
Ramdas said that he started ABCT a year ago with a mission for ‘Virus-free India’ after his mother asked him to do something for these children.
Pointing out that the Therapy was widely used in ancient India for preventing all kinds of diseases, the former Minister said that the benefits of the Therapy have been explored by scientists and experts. The objective behind the workshop is to reach the needy, he added.
Muthappa Rai, Founder-President of Jaya Karnataka organisation, who spoke after releasing ‘Agnihotra Kit,’ said that he was inspired by Ramdas on Agnihotra Therapy. Stating that he practised the Therapy in his home following Ramdas’s advice, Rai highlighted the health benefits he got by practising the Agnihotra Therapy.
Actress Nabha Natesh released Agnihotra CD on the occasion. Agnihotra scientists Balendu Prakash, Arun Anand and Germany’s Kareen Heschelle were felicitated on the occasion.
Maharaja Sanskrit College Principal and Vijayanagar Yoga Narasimha Swamy Temple Founder, Prof. Bhashyam Swamiji, graced the occasion. MP Pratap Simha presided.
Praja TV Director Gururanjan Shetty, Karnataka Pradesh Hotel Owners’ Association President M. Rajendra, GSS Foundation Trustee Sri Hari, Vijaya vittala Educational Institutions Hon. Secretary R. Vasudev Bhat, Industrialist Sundar Menon and others were present. Hundreds of HIV+ve children, auto drivers, pourakarmikas and others took part. Today, demo on Agnihotra Farming was held at Mahajana College.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Saturday – September 06th, 2015