Celebration of India’s Independence Day and Raksha Bandhan
St. Petersburg, Russia

The ultimate freedom and independence are achieved through complete purity of our thoughts, relationships, diet, and lifestyle. This message has been shared by the Brahma Kumaris members in St. Petersburg at various venues on the occasion of Independence Day of India and the pure festival of Raksha Bandhan. 

On August, 15, a group of BK students joined the official flag hoisting ceremony at Consulate General of India in this city. After listening to a
special address delivered to the nation by Smt. Draupadi Murmu ji, President of India, on the eve of 78th Independence Day celebration, there was a space for friendly communication with the Consulate staff, members of the local Indian community and guests of St. Petersburg (especially a large
group of retired police officers from Delhi and other cities of Bharat). The song “Ye dosti” (“We’ll never leave this friendship”) performed by BK Anna got
everyone singing, and it contributed a lot in creating the atmosphere of love in the gathering. 

Later on the same day, Santosh Didi shared her words of blessings at a grand reception held by the Indian Consulate at K2, the Russian government’s events hall at Krestovsky Island of St. Petersburg.