OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS
[ Commemorative Havan Ceremony at No. 71 Massiah Government School
- Site of the 1st Arya Vir Dal Camp in Guyana, 1956]
Sunday August 6th 2006


Congregation at beginning of programme.


Havan Ceremony performed by Dr. Ramesh Sugrim (President, GCAS).


Seated at the Havan Kund are overseas guests, graduates of the 1st
Arya Vir Dal Camp and represenative of 50th Arya Vir Dal Camp.


Left - Sipping of aachamana during the Ceremonial Havan Ceremony.
Right - Kindling of the Arya Deepak (Light of Knowledge and Nobility).


Havan Ceremony performed with graduate of 1st Arya Vir Dal camp,
Pt. Ramlall and the students of the 50th Arya Vir Dal Camp.


Left - Offering of ahuti onto the fire by Mr. Ramdass, Regional Chairman.
Right - Pt. Ramlall bestows 50th Anniversary angocha onto student during Havan Ceremony.


Students of the 50th Camp were all enthrusted with specially made
angochas and kisthis in honour of the 50th Anniversary.




Sections of the congregation all decked in their 50th Anniversary tokens.


Pt. Ramlall (1st Camp Graduate) passes Arya Deepak to
Bhai Vedanand (50th Camp Student) signifying the passing on
of Vedic Knowledge from generation to generation.


Present at this function were Dr & Mrs Sukhdev Soni (Arya Samaj Chicago),
Bahen Usha Debipersad (Arya Pratinidhi Sabha, South Africa),
Pt. Suresh Sugrim (New Jersey Arya Samaj)and
Executives of the Guyana Central Arya Samaj


As the Havan Ceremony closes, the congregation aspires
to imbibe noble qualities and characteristics in their life.


Youths make their invaluable presentations during Opening Ceremony
(from L to R - Bahen Sandhya, Bahen Amrita and Bhai Satyanand).


Left - Pt. Ramlall recalls memories of the 1st ever Arya Vir Dal Camp
Right - Pt. Dhanesar, Vice-President of Guyana Central Arya Samaj.

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