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Gurupoornima celebrations

By Our Special Correspondent

BANGALORE, JUNE 26. The Vyakti Vikasa Kendra founded by Sri Ravishankar Guruji is organising a series of programmes during the first week of July as part of the Gurupoornima celebrations in over 100 countries.

Gurupoornima will be celebrated on July 5 by devotees to show their gratitude to all the masters "who had blessed the plaent and in parted knowledge to their disciples."

Sri Ravishankar Guruji, who recently addressed the European

Parliament, and who currently on a tour of the U.S., will participate in the Gurupoornima celebrations there, the kendra co-ordinator, Ms. Rajita Bagga, told presspersons here on Tuesday.

She said during the week, volunteers would organise medical camps and participate in functions to supply free clothing to 50,000 beneficiaries. On July 4 and July 6 volunteers would also take up cleaning of slums in some parts of the City.

The celebrations would culiminate mass feeding for over 10,000 people on July 8. More than 600 volunteers would participate in the programmes in the City, she added.

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