FREMONT, CA: Bay Area Youth Vaishnav Parivar (BAYVP) is a volunteer driven organization with the purpose of bringing together all Vaishnavs of the Bay Area. The purpose of BAYVP is to propagate and understand the life and teachings of Lord Krishna as envisioned by Vallabhacharaya Mahaprabhuji. Over the past couple of years they have organized various festivals and cultural events including Republic Day celebrations, Saptahs, Mahaprabhiji Utsav and Annakut.
Bay Area Youth Vaishnav Parivar celebrated India’s 65th Republic Day January 26 at the Shreemaya Krishnadham here, with more than 500 people attending the day-long grand celebrations. The flag-hoisting ceremony was conducted by Sankara Eye foundation Chairman Murali Krishnamurthy along with BAYVP board chairman Prashant Mehta and other executive committee members.
The major highlights of the celebration were a Shreemaya Vidya Mandir Kid’s Parade which included over 100 kids, a cultural program, a Fun-N-Fair, and Flavors of India featuring delicacies from different states of India. The Vaishnav Parivar youth meet every Sunday to teach people of all ages about culture through classes and social events, says Mruduta Mervana.
Vidya Sethuraman
India Post News Service
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