3rd annual Harmukh Gangbal awards given away in J-K

The third annual Harmukh Gangbal awards were today given away to prominent personalities and temple trusts, working for revival of religious and cultural identity of Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley.
The Harmukh Gangbal Trust (HGGT) annually organises pilgrimage to high altitude holy lake of Gangbal in foot hill of Harmukh (Kailash) mountain peak in Central Kashmir.
The HGGT, in association with All Parties Migrants Co-ordination Committee (APMCC), organised the awards function here in which six prominent personalities of Kashmiri Pandit community and four temple trusts were awarded in recognition of their contribution to community, society and nation.
The awards were given away by Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha (BJYM) state president and MLA Ravinder Raina.

The persons and organisations who were honoured included Sanjay Koul, (martyred cop), Vijay Mala (singer), Prof Veena Pandita (Secy J-K Board of School Education and acting chairperson), Ravinder Kumar Bhat (DC, Kulgam), Ashok Koul Shaivite, Murar Ji Koul (social activist), Zeshtha Devi Prabhandak Committee president BB Bhat, Mata Khir Bhawani Trust Tikker, G L Bhat, Kapal Mochan Tirtha Trust Shopian, Som Nath Saraf and Shardha Mata Trust Bandipore Shardha Nandan Bhat.