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LONDON, ENGLAND, October 28, 2002: Hundreds of young British Hindus, from various communities and youth groups worked side-by-side in an extraordinary show of solidarity, creativity and inspiration to put on the Get Connected Hindu Youth Festival in London. Over 9,000 visitors flocked to the spectacular Alexandra Palace in North London to attend the free festival, which sought to increase understanding of the Hindu faith and Indian culture amongst the people of Britain. The festival showed a huge interest amongst young British Hindus to study and experience their faith and culture first hand, and not rely solely on interpretations from parents and other family members. Attended by the Mayor of Haringey and his wife, the festival transformed Alexandra Palace into seven theme zones — food, chill-out, kids, chat, careers, culture and health and vitality. Visitors experienced the healing hands of Reiki and took part in yoga workshops. Vidya Shankar Panchanathan, a coordinator in the kids zone commented, “The happy of faces of both children and parents to me summed up the whole event as Celebrating Life.” With the completion of the London event, the Get Connected team are turning to the final step in the trilogy, Get Connected Birmingham, which is taking place on November 16, 2002.

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