Kathmandu, Jan 2 (RSS):
A three-day “Brihat Vedic Vidwan” or greater Vedic scholars seminar organised by the Vedic Sanatan Karmakanda Mahasangh on the occasion of the 55th auspicious birthday of His Majesty the King ended here today by adopting a Kathmandu declaration.

The 9-point declaration stresses the need to restore Vedic religion and culture, organise trainings for performing Vedic Sanatan rituals, encourage everyone for studying Vedic religion and culture irrespective of caste and creed, and remove superstitions, social ills and aberrations.

At the concluding function, Minister of State for Land Reforms and Management Dr. Gangadhar Lamsal spoke of the need to further widen the path determined by our religious scriptures and Veds in the interests of humankind and improve it to suit our modern times.

Minister of State Lamsal also gave away commendation letters to various persons making contribution to the preservation of the Sanatana Karmakanda Sanskaras and Hinduism.

Acting chairman of the World Hindu Federation Jaya Prakash called on all Hindus for the preservation of the Sanatana religion as the new millennium will be a challenging one for all Hindus.

Chairman of the management committee Tilakraj Poudel pointed out the need of the preservation of the Vedic Karmakanda Sanskar as it is the inherent asset of Hinduism.

Various issues including the problems faced by this field, relationship between the Vedic Sanatana Karmakanda and astrology were also discussed in the seminar organised with a view to making the Karmakanda Sanskar and Hinduism more people-oriented

At the function presided over by president of the Vedic Sanatana Karmakanda Federation Pandit Chitra Prasad Subedi, various other speakers including vice president Murari Prasad Upadhyay, Prof. Ananda Dev Bhatta, Prof. Purna Prakash Nepal “Yatri”, Dr. Lokraj Poudel and Biswonath Dhakal also shed light on various aspects of the Hindu religion and culture.