{"id":4986,"date":"2024-10-27T07:42:06","date_gmt":"2024-10-27T07:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kamaltolia.com\/?p=4986"},"modified":"2024-10-27T07:52:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-27T07:52:47","slug":"lhsg-19th-anniversary-events-seva-no-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kamaltolia.com\/?p=4986","title":{"rendered":"LHSG 19th Anniversary Events Seva No. 4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

Jaisalmer<\/strong> is a beautiful city in the Rajasthan desert of India.<\/strong> It is called \u2018yellow city\u2019 after the lovely golden granite found in plenty there. Like many of the places in Rajasthan, it is also a city of the royal\u2019s descendants.<\/p>\n

But sadly, it is also the place where many Hindu refugees from Pakistan come to stay. The conditions are very harsh, with very little water, and not much of a shelter. But, to the refugees who have had to leave due to religious persecution, it is heaven!<\/p>\n

I came to know of one such Refugee camp. It is in a sandy and dry place, with little to no vegetation, giving it a drab and dreary look. I decided that planting trees was just what was needed to give a green face up lift to the place.   <\/p>\n

Accordingly, I visited this camp in early October this year. And as I have done in Delhi, I involved the beautiful children. I first went through the steps of planting the LHSG way by asking forgiveness from Mother Earth, followed by chanting our Hindu Mantras when watering the tree and blessing it.<\/p>\n

Keeping in mind the scarcity of water, only 20 such trees were planted around the area. They were Shisham (Indian Rosewood), Karanj (Indian Beech), Mollshree (Spanish Cherry), Lemon and Anar (Pomegranate) trees.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This whole activity was possible due to the unrelenting efforts of Hariomji Sahoo,<\/strong> the overseer of this camp, and to Rajaramji<\/strong> who did all the leg work. I am very grateful to them and to God for giving me this yet another opportunity to bring a little love and light in the lives of the needy and helpless. <\/p>\n

Plans are underway to teach Reiki<\/strong> to the adults and children in the camp.<\/p>\n

Please do watch the video below.<\/p>\n

Love and Light<\/p>\n

Kamal Tolia<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

LHSG Founder Member.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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