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Festivals help to preserve and promote cultural traditions: Vice President



KATHMANDU: Vice President Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav has expressed his belief that prayers and pooja performed with faith and sincerity on the occasion of Bijaya Dashami would help make one’s spiritual life worthwhile.

Extending his best wishes on the occasion of Bijaya Dashami in a message today, he has wished that may this festival of joy, happiness and unity put an end to bad behavior in everyone’s life and spread new energy and enthusiasm in the society.

Stating festivals have helped to preserve and promote our cultural traditions, he mentioned that Bijaya Dashami also known as Dashain, Bada Dashain, Dushera, Durga Puja, Navratri etc. according to geography, region, class and community is celebrated as a symbol of the victory of truth over falsehood.

“It conveys a message of the victory of virtue over evil, the victory of truth over falsehood, and the victory of light over darkness”, Vice President Yadav said, “It also teaches that those who commit injustice and oppression in the world will always be defeated and the just and righteous will always be victorious.”

Vice President Yadav has also expressed his belief that Bijaya Dashami will help in increasing unity, love and goodwill in families and society by providing an opportunity to forget mutual enmity and bitterness and exchange good wishes.

Meanwhile, the Vice President’s Secretariat has announced the timing for offering tika and prasad to high-ranking personalities and ordinary citizens on the occasion of Bijaya Dashami.

According to a press note issued on Wednesday, the time for receiving tika and prasad from the Vice-President for high-ranking people and ordinary citizens will be from 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm on October 12.

Publish Date : 10 October 2024 14:22 PM

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