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JAMMU: A 21-day preliminary ritualistic training camp (class) is being organized at Chudamani Sanskrit Sansthan, funded by Central Sanskrit University, New Delhi. In the inaugural session, the Vice Chancellor and Dr Pandit Uttam Chand Pathak Shastri Birth Centenary Organizing Committee Chairman, Prof J P Sharma said that essence of Indian culture is rituals. All rites performed by every person of our Sanatan tradition, from birth to death, are based on Vedic rituals, he added. On the occasion, the Principal of the institute, Acharya Abhishek Kumar Upadhyay, while explaining the role and purpose of the initial ritualistic training camp, said that there may be temporal variation in Indian ritualistic system depending on the place, but the Vedic mantras of Sanatan culture are the same all over the world. In order to promote rituals, Central Sanskrit University, New Delhi has given an incentive amount of Rs 42,000, which will definitely bring success in the camp. The camp was organized by the founder of the institute, Pandit Uttam Chand Pathak Shastri. Others present on the occasion included Acharya Mahendra Upadhyay, Acharya Saurav, Acharya Lalita Vaidya, Acharya Dimple Sharma, Acharya Aastha, Anil Purohit, Anju Bala, Acharya Gulshan Sharma, Vishal Mahajan, Punit Choudhary and Narendra Pangotra.