 SAMVAD सवं ाद Vaishakha Shukla 8, Vik. Samvat 2077, Yugabda 5122:1 May, 2020: SM 2003 (For Private Circulation Only) 1. FESTIVALS : MELA Mela Kheer Bhawani is held on Jyeshtha Shukla Ashtami corresponding to May 30 this year at Kheer Bhawani Mandir situated 14 miles to the East of near the village of Tula Mula constructed over a sacred spring.Tula Mula and the spring of Maharagya have been considered very sacred in Rajtarangini writ- ten by Sanskrit poet Kalhan and the of Tula Mula considered notable for their spiritual prowess. Swami and also visited here to have the darshan of the place. The term ksheer or kheer refers to rice pudding that is offered in the spring to propitiate the Goddess Maharagya or Maharagini which is the form of Shridurga Bhagwati. 2. NEW IDOL OF SHREE INSTALLED AT AYODHYA TEMPLE A new idol of Shree Hanuman has been installed at the make- shift Ram Janmabhoomi temple site in Ayodhya.The old idol was damaged but could not be replaced till now due to the Supreme Court directive for maintaining 'status quo' owing to the pending case on the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute."Worshipping a damaged statue is prohibited in Hindu religion, but there was nothing we could do about it. After shifting the idol of Ram Lalla to the new temple last month, the old idol of Hanumanji has been immersed in the Saryu river and the 'pranapratishtha' of the new one has been done," said temple chief priest Acharya Satyendra Das. 3. HSS UK DECLARED WINNER OF UK PARLIAMENTARY AWARD Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh UK is 2020 Win- by a Hindu ner of UK Parliament Week Official Partner of organisation. the Year Award for making outstanding David Clark, contribution to the UK Parliament Week. The Head of Educa- judging panel which declared winners includes tion and Engage- Speaker of the House of Commons, MPs, Peers ment at UK and independent judges. As a winner, HSS UK Parliament said had been invited to a ceremony in Parliament that with nation- which was to be hosted by the Speaker to wide reach, HSS receive the award on 24th March 2020, was a natural however because of the Corona Pandemic partner of UK advice, this event was postponed. Parliament Week and a worthy winner of the In November last year, 28 chapters which award for staging outstanding activities. included Balgokulam, Parivar shakha, Samiti Several prominent personalities including MPs shakha and Sangh shakha participated in Sir Graham Brady, Theresa Villiers, Matthew Parliament Week event. With over 700 Offord and Mike Freer, a Mayor and participants this was the biggest engagement councillors supported the events.