Indian Vegetarians organised a successful Jubilee Beacon event at Lloyd Park on 2 June. Colonial Ray Wilkinson who represents the Queen in Croydon and his wife Liz were special guests. In the traditional Indian way, they were welcomed with garlands by Ishwar Visvanathan who is a young Yoga master.
Councillors Manjul Hameed and Councillor Tony Letts were present. Those attending brought picnic food and were entertained with dances and music. Prayers for the Queen's continued good health were said by Hindu and Jain groups. The 7th Day Adventists sang Gospel Songs. Janaki Mehta performed Bharatnatyam dances which left the audience spellbound. Young Nivedita sang a melodious Hindi song.
Our own Croydon's Elvis sang some memorable Elvis numbers. While all this was going on people were enjoying the picnic and freely sharing food with others.
The National anthem was sung followed by the ever-popular Gujarati Garba dance, all in all a tremendous celebration.
The Indian Vegetarians and Vegans have recently won a certificate of appreciation for organising the Platinum Jubilee event from the palace.
Gujarat Samachar & Asian Voice were the Media partners for this event.
