Hyderabad:The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) and the Hindu Dharma Prachar Parishad have unveiled a brochure for Bhagavad Gita shloka memorisation and oratory competitions to mark Geeta Jayanti on December 20. The event will be held at TTD Balaji Bhavan in Himayat Nagar, Hyderabad.

TTD Hindu Dharma Prachar Parishad Programme Coordinator Dr Harinath Guduru, Deputy Executive Engineer Ramakrishna, Junior Assistant Satish Kumar, Temple Inspector Somasekhar Reddy and Bharat Vikas Parishad Telangana State President Narendra Krishna participated in the brochure launch. Speaking on the occasion, Harinath said the competitions would be conducted in three categories.

Students of Classes 6 to 9 will recite verses from Chapter 6, while students from Class 10 to Intermediate will memorise Chapter 18. Participants aged 18 to 45 years will take part in a Bhagavad Gita oratory competition on its relevance to everyday life.

First, second and third prizes will be awarded in each category. He appealed to eligible students and interested participants to take part in the competitions.

The preliminary competitions will be conducted at the following venues: December 5: Shloka International School, Vikarabad. December 10: Shloka International School, Manneguda, Abdullapurmet (Rangareddy district). December 12: BV Bhavan, Shantinagar, Kukatpally (Medchal-Malkajgiri district).

December 15: TTD Kalyanamandapam, Balaji Bhavan, Himayat Nagar, Hyderabad.