Indian culture & heritage, religion & philosophy, spiritualism & idealism have been handed down to us from times immerorable. To everyone surprise, like other religious sects, this religion of ours has not been founded by any person. What is the original source of this perennial flow of culture and civilization? Tradition tells us that it has its origin in the Veda means knowledge Gayatri has been known to be the essence of Veda Therefore Gayatri is the perennial source of our knowledge, spirituality, philosophy, culture and civilization. Gayatri and Yajna have a very unique position in Indian culture & civilization. Gayatri has been called the Mother and Yajna as the Father of our ancient civilization. Symbolically Gayatri is the symbol of purity of thought and Yajna is the symbol purity of action. Both of them i.e. the Gayatri & the Yajna working in co-ordination and co-operation with one-another spread morality, purity, welfare and everything that is good and condusive to universal well-being Universal welfare not only embraces human welfare but also the welfare of all living beings, every creature, the whole habitation and environment. Indian civilization has given an all embracing concept of good and well-being. It tells us of -

Let happiness prevail everywhere.

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