北达科他州伯利县俾斯麦市和平公园10月29日揭幕全州首座甘地真人大小雕像：州长夫妇与印度驻西雅图总领事共同主持
北达科他州首府俾斯麦市中心的和平公园10月29日揭幕一座真人大小的圣雄甘地雕像，这是该州首座甘地雕像，也是北达科他州印裔社区推广和平与非暴力理念的一个里程碑。揭幕地点在伯利县俾斯麦市和平公园，地址为东前街400号。据印度驻西雅图总领事馆发布的声明，雕像在印度驻西雅图总领事馆协助下安装，并得到北达科他州印裔社区和北达科他州贸易办公室的技术支持。出席仪式的有北达科他州州长凯利·阿姆斯特朗、第一夫人克耶斯蒂·阿姆斯特朗、州农业专员道格·戈林、俾斯麦公园与娱乐区官员以及印裔社区成员，雕像由州长、第一夫人和印度驻西雅图总领事普拉卡什·古普塔共同揭幕。领事馆称，这是其辖区内的第五座甘地纪念雕像。和平公园在2001年9月11日袭击事件后不久建成，园内已有北达科他州甘地和平网络设立的和平柱和其他青铜雕塑。领事馆表示，揭幕选在甘地诞辰157周年纪念月内，他的生日10月2日也被定为国际非暴力日；印度与北达科他州的交往还包括2026年2月在法戈举办的领事营和国际瑜伽日活动。
North Dakota's First Life-Size Gandhi Statue Unveiled at Bismarck's Peace Park on Oct. 29, Hosted by the Governor, First Lady and India's Consul General in Seattle
A life-size statue of Mahatma Gandhi -- the first in North Dakota -- was unveiled on October 29 at Peace Park, 400 East Front Avenue, in downtown Bismarck, the state capital in Burleigh County. The Consulate General of India in Seattle said the statue was installed with its assistance and technical support from North Dakota's Indian community and the North Dakota Trade Office.
Attending the ceremony were Governor Kelly Armstrong, First Lady Kjersti Armstrong, Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring, Bismarck park district officials and members of the Indian community. The statue was unveiled by the governor, the first lady and India's consul general from Seattle, and organizers called it a milestone in the Indian community's promotion of peace and nonviolence in the state.
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图片来源：图：北达科他州议会大厦（俾斯麦）。North Dakota Department of Transportation 摄，CC0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / The North Dakota State Capitol in Bismarck. Photo by North Dakota Department of Transportation, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
