New Delhi, Oct. 31 -- The three-day Birth Centenary Festival of All World Gayatri Pariwar began today at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi with flag hoisting and Vedic rituals. More than 20,000 people attended the first day of the festival, held to mark the birth centenary of Param Vandaniya Mata Bhagwati Devi Sharma.

The festival was inaugurated with a joint flag hoisting by Delhi Government Minister Kapil Mishra and the festival's Dalnayak, Dr Chinmay Pandya. Learned acharyas from Shantikunj, Haridwar, led the Vedic chanting.

A key highlight of the day was the release of a commemorative postage stamp issued by the Government of India in memory of Param Vandaniya Mataji. The stamp, prepared by India Post, was released by Lo...