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A Visit to Birla Mandir A Visit to Gandhi

he students of class 2 were taken Smriti
on a short trip to Laksminarayan
Mandir. It is dedicated to n our continuous endeavour to educate
TLord Vishnu who is also called students about great personalities and
Lakhsminarayan. There are side temples imbibe good values from their life, a
also where other Gods are worshipped. This Ivisit to Gandhi Smriti was organised
temple was built by a businessman Mr. on April 21, 2016 for the students of
B.D. Birla. So it is popularly known as Birla P3.They paid a visit to the ‘Martyr’s
Mandir. The children took a tour of the Column’ – the place where Gandhiji was
temple premises. They even got a chance assassinated during evening prayers and
to sing bhajans in the Gita Bhawan. Overall, it was a culturally enriching were briefly told about the building ‘Birla
experience for the children. House’ and Gandhiji’s association with it.
Anu Katyal, Staff Member An animation on Gandhiji’s assassination
was also screened for the students. They
saw the rooms used by Gandhiji during his stay at Birla House along
e went to Birla Mandir on a school excursion. It It was the first with his personal belongings on display. The students visited the
time I had seen such a big temple. My teacher told us that the picture galleries and viewed videos based on the various movements and
temple is 77 years old. We did an aarti and sang a bhajan. We incidents related to Gandhiji during the freedom struggle.
Wprayed to the deities there. The temple was very beautiful and Vandana Kumar, Staff Member
clean. I plan to visit it again soon.
Arhaan Jain, P2 e
chool trips are always fun but this outing was not only enjoyable
I Sand serenity. People from all over the country come to this
but also very informative. It was my first trip to Gandhi Smriti.
had an enjoyable day when we went to Birla Mandir. We boarded the
We learnt about how Gandhi Smriti is a place symbolizing peace
bus and sat with our friends. Finally, we reached the temple, and the first
thing to do was to remove our shoes to enter inside. We saw many idols,
place to pay respects to the Father of the Nation. At the museum, we
offered prayers and chanted the ‘Gayatri Mantra’ too. The surroundings
were very pleasant and magical. After that, we sat under a banyan tree and saw Gandhiji’s pictures, his charkha and foot prints. We learnt about
Mahatma Gandhi’s life and discovered facts, which until then had been
played around it. It was so much fun! Finally, that was all for the day and unknown to us. It was a great trip; all thanks to our school.
our teachers called us all to board our buses to go back to school. I loved this Kaavya Singhal, P3 A
excursion and will look forward to visit to Birla Mandir again.
Arshia Bhalla, P2 B

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