London's Festival of Ayurveda launched

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Festival of Ayurveda launched in London

10.46 IST 16th July 2003

 

By IndiaExpress Bureau

 

In an effort to popularise the age-old Indian Ayurveda system, a

fortnight-long Festival of Ayurveda was launched in London where

visitors would get extensive information on the various aspects of

this ancient system of medicine.

 

Gopi Warrier, Chairman of the Ayurvedic Company of Great Britain,

inaugurated the festival at Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan on Tuesday night by

lighting a traditional lamp, which was followed by recitation of

poetry by Dr Krishna Kumar linked to the enormous power of Ayurveda

and Kathakali dance eulogising the system by Abhay Shankar Mishra and

party.

 

Warrier said during the fortnight each day would be devoted for a

particular aspect of Ayurveda - like Ayurveda for Migraine, Ayurveda

in Prostate Disease, in Anxiety, Depression and Hair loss and

Ayurveda in Sexual Problems.

 

>From today, there would be free consultations at the Bhavan on

Ayurveda for the whole year, he said.

 

To coincide with the festival, an exhibition of paintings by Sarvesh

Saini was also organised. The rare paintings included Lakshmi

Incarnate: Vishnupriya Tulsi, Abode of Goddess Kali: Hibiscus, Bramha

Incarnate: Palaash, Abode of Bramha: Mango, Abode of Kali: Hibiscus

and Symbol of Fecundity: Mango Tree.