Saraswati Devi Mandir Opens in The Hague, Holland

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"Ashok Chowgule" <ashokvc@c...> wrote:

 

Saraswati Devi Mandir Opens in The Hague, Holland

http://www.stabroeknews.com/index.pl/article?id=34477339

 

THE HAGUE, HOLLAND, October 29, 2005: The Hague Front Saraswati Devi

Mandir was recently declared open by Pandit Yoganand Ramnarain of

Queens, New York. Construction of the temple complex commenced almost

three years ago mostly from numerous fund-raising activities and

funds

donated by devotees, mandirs and businesses of the New York area. A

press release from the USA Trustee of the Hague Front Saraswati Devi

Mandir stated that over 75 percent of funds came from overseas

sources,

while locally the members were able to generate the remaining 25

percent

from fund-raising efforts, businesses and devotees living in Guyana.

This was spearheaded by the USA Trustee Anil Deon Bedasie who is a

former resident of Hague Village.

 

The entire mandir complex was designed by Bedasie who consulted

numerous pandits swamis and other specialists with experience in

temple

building from the USA, Guyana, Trinidad and South India. The main

deity

of the mandir is Goddess Saraswati, who, according to Sanataan Dharma

is

the Goddess of learning, intelligence, wisdom and creative arts in

particular of poetry and music, learning and science. As education

plays

an important role in young devotees, it is Bedasie's wish that

students

can visit the mandir to receive the blessings of Goddess Saraswati

before taking school examinations.

 

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