This year’s Bhanu Jayanti saw two separate events in Melbourne, one on July 13 and another on the very next day.
A group of youths and some seniors, who decided to boycott celebrations on July 13, organized a separate function at the Banksia Garden Community Centre on July 14, Saturday, according to the organizers.
The only priest of Melbourne Mitra Adhikari was the chairperson of the event where Victorian Coordinator of Non-Resident Nepalese Association (NRNA) Australia Drona Panta, Child and Family Program Coordinator and Chairperson of Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Women’s Coalition Jeanette Hourani among others were present. As guests. Panta also took part in the previous day’s celebrations.
The program started with enchanting holy mantras by the priest, informed organizer, who claimed that some 350 community members were present to observe the celebrations.
The event saw speeches from the invited guests, who expressed their deep gratitude for providing them an opportunity to be a part of the event. Other items included recitation of poems, highlights of contribution made by Bhanu Bhakta Acharya towards Nepali literature, dances, songs and prize distributions, one of the organizers Jhagen Dhimal informed.
Traditional cuisines were also served at the end of the program.
In a separate event in Adelaide, the International Nepali Literary Society (INLS) Australia joined the resettled Bhutanese to celebrate the 199th Bhanu Jayanti on Saturday.
Around 500 resettled Bhutanese and their Nepalese and Australian friends participated in the celebrations, informed organizers.
The event saw various stage performances and literary recitations besides speeches from guest speakers.
