Patiala (Manpreet Singh):- The Aggarwal Chetna Sabha, Patiala, celebrated Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti with great enthusiasm. Maharaja Agrasen was believed to have received the special blessings of Mata Lakshmi. He had 18 sons, whom he sent to different places across his kingdom so that they could serve the people.
He introduced the tradition of giving one brick and one rupee to help people earn a livelihood with the money and build a house with the brick, enabling them to support themselves and have a place to live. A garland was offered to the statue of Maharaja Agrasen in his remembrance. The Aggarwal community has always been at the forefront of charitable giving.
Maharaja Agrasen belonged to the Suryavanshi lineage and was said to be a descendant of Lord Ram. His aim was to ensure that every person in his kingdom progressed.
The Aggarwal Chetna Sabha, Patiala, resolved to work towards eliminating social evils, such as the dowry system, curbing unnecessary expenditure on weddings and bhog ceremonies, and helping the poor.
On this occasion, Shri Ram Lal Goyal, Ashutosh Garg, Rani Singla, Jyoti Singla, Kanchan Bala, Vinod Kumar, Neeti Goyal, Poonam Goyal, Sandeep Gupta, Chetna Goyal, Bhushan Kumar, Ramandeep, Ashok Garg, Akshay Kumar Goyal, Mohan Kumar Goyal, and children involved in social work were also honoured.
Dr. Prashottam Goyal, president; Vijay Kumar Goyal, patron; Devi Dayal Goyal, Rakesh Singla, Harbans Bansal and Akshay Kumar Goyal were also present on the occasion.
