Gandaki, May 28 : In a bid to promote Sanatan Vedic religion and culture, a religious library has been established at Radhakrishna Temple in Baglung Municipality-3 in Baglung.
Shyam Prasad Shrestha and his
family founded the Radhakrishna Religious Library at the temple. The Shrestha
family has managed religious books worth Rs 400,000.
Pithathish Swami Gyanananda
Saraswoti of Harihar Ashram Devghat inaugurated the 'Radhakrishna Religious
Library' amid a function here.
Radhakrishna Temple is a popular
and holy religious shrine for Hindu devotees in the district.
The library has more than 1,500
religious books and scriptures.
Shrestha said that the library was
founded in memory of his parents Tara Prasad and Purna Kumari and added that
physical infrastructure and more books would be added to the library.
"We have planned to develop
this library as an inseparable entity of Radhakrishna Temple," he
said.
On the occasion, Swami Gyanananda
Saraswoti said that the library would help contribute in promotion and
publicity of Vedic religion, culture and eastern philosophy and civilization.
He argued that importance of a library will not lessen from the development of
science and technology. (RSS)