Establishment of School Library in Jhajjar, Haryana, Part 3

Anand Bhushan — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 14:09:14 +0000

From IIT Campus, we proceeded to Palra via Gurugram, onto Pataudi Road and then on to Jhajjar via Farooq Nagar. It was enjoyable, scenic 2 hour journey through green country side with glorious views of flowering mustard fields, on either side of the road. Stopping over at Hotel Neelkanth, Jhajjar, proved very refreshing with hot tea, coffee and eats.

Hotel Neelkanth

Prof Sanjeev Sanghi, Mrs B K Behera & and Mrs Rekha Bhushan

Group Photo Outside Neelkanth

Welcome at Palra

We had 8 kM to go to Palra. While I and Sh Vinod Yadav went ahead others followed about 10 minutes behind. A wonderful reception awaited us there-even pictures cant tell it all !

Waiting with garlands in hand

IIT-ians Arrive

Prof Sanjeev Sanghi Being garlanded

Prof B K Behera being Garlanded

Principal Sh Balwan Singh accompanies Prof Sanjeev Sanghi & Sh Anand Bhushan looks on

The Inauguration

We all proceeded direct to the inauguration site, where pretty school girls in beautiful dresses were awaiting, right behind the ribbon.

Waiting for IIT-ians

Prof Sanjeev Sanghi approaching

Prof Sanjeev Sanghi & Prof B K Behera have scissors ready

And it is done!

You thought that was over?–the village has long procedures of welcome! It was now time for ’tilak’ or ‘abhishek’, as it is called in Sanskrit

Tilak Ceremony

Tilak on Prof Sanjeev Sanghi

Tilak on Prof B K Behera

Tilak on Mr M M Puri

Tilak on Mr Anand Bhushan

Tilak on Mr Upadhyaya

Drawing the curtain

After this, there was Muhn Meetha to be done and everybody got to eat a sweets. Drawing of the curtain covering the inaugural plaques, was the next step.

Prof Sanjeeev Sanghi pulling the cord

Posing after the inauguration

The Inaugural Plaque-a close up

Mrs B K Behera,Mr Balwan Singh, Prof Sanjeev Sanghi, Prof B K Behera, left to right

The inaugural Plaque

Worship of the Goddess of learning

Library being the abode of Goddess Saraswati, offering prayers to her came next. Her picture was installed right in front of the Library and one by one we all went there to light a Diya (light) in respect of Her.

Prof Sanjeev Sanghi lighting Diya before Goddess Saraswati

Anand Bhushan bowing before Goddess Saraswati

Mr M M Puri lighting Diya before Goddess Sarawati

Mr M M Puri offering flowers to Goddess Saraswati

Prof Aizaz Mir lighting a Diya

Mrs B K Behera offering respects to Goddess Saraswati

Mr M M Puri lighting Diya before Goddess Saraswati

Mrs Rekha Bhushan offering respects to Goddess Saraswati

Continued to Part 4, Inside the Library…………….