Our Mission & Values
Our Mission
To provide a common platform for the Hindu Bhutanese-Nepali diaspora to work together in preserving and promoting Vedic Sanatan Dharma — through spiritual, intellectual, linguistic, and cultural programs — upholding dignity, mutual respect, and unity among diverse communities.
In practice, that means keeping the tradition alive where it has always lived: in the home, in the temple, and in the hands of the next generation.
Our Vision
A thriving global home for the Bhutanese Hindu community — where Vedic Sanatan Dharma is preserved, practiced, and passed on with pride; where every generation finds belonging, dignity, and spiritual purpose; and where Om Center Divya Dham stands as a lasting anchor of unity, identity, and hope.
Core Values
Bhakti (Devotion)
Daily puja, bhajan, kirtan, and the great yagyas that gather hundreds — devotion is the heartbeat of everything we do.
Seva (Service)
Selfless service is worship in action: blood drives, clean-ups, relief work, and thousands of volunteer hours every year.
Family
Culture survives when it is passed from parent to child. Our festivals, camps, and classes are built around the whole family.
Education
Gita classes for children and mothers, Sanskrit and Nepali instruction, music school — knowledge kept alive by teaching it.
Compassion
A community that survived hardship knows how to care for others — within our own families and far beyond them.
Unity
From Charlotte to Columbus to Canada, we connect Bhutanese-Nepali Hindu families across borders into one community.
Our Journey — Timeline
- Dec 2013 – Jan 2014
The seed is sown.
Our community's first public Shrimadbhagavata Saptaha Mahapurana outside Nepal, Bhutan, and India culminates in the First Bhutanese Hindu National Conference in Charlotte, NC, chaired by Kamal Dhimal — and the idea that became GBHO is born.
- 2015–2016
A name and a movement.
National conferences in Columbus and Charlotte draw hundreds; at the 2016 Pittsburgh gathering, the name “Global Bhutanese Hindu Organization” is coined.
- 2017
Official roots.
GBHO registers as a not-for-profit in Ohio. The National Youth Conference at New Vrindavan, WV — 500 strong — gives voice to our mission and vision.
- 2018–2019
Growing reach.
Scripture and teaching gatherings in Louisville and Columbus; GBHO represents our community at the 2nd World Hindu Conference in Chicago.
- 2020–2021
Serving through the pandemic.
World-peace prayers, daily online yoga and meditation, vaccine awareness, relief distributions in the US and Nepal, and Swasamvad self-development camps with Jeevan Vigyan Nepal. Online Gita, music, and language classes begin — many still running today.
- July 14, 2022
A permanent home.
GBHO purchases 150 acres in Galion, Ohio. Ten days later, founding members gather on the land for the first time.
- Sep 4, 2022
Om Center Divya Dham.
The Divya Dham is inaugurated and the Mandir consecrated — our community's own sacred ground in America.
- 2023
The land comes alive.
Panchakunda Hawan Yagya and Shivalinga Sthapana, the first anniversary Health & Wellness Fair, Bal Sanskar Shivir children's camp, a women-led Bhagavad Katha, the Little Radha Krishna Fest — and pine trees planted along the front line of Om Center.
- 2024
Building for generations.
The largest donation in GBHO history, from the Subedi family, launches the Rabin Memorial Hall; its foundation is blessed in a Bhumi Pujan. The first Vidvat Dharma Sabha convenes Gurujan from across the country. Blood drives, a solar eclipse gathering, yoga teacher training, and festivals fill the calendar.
- July 2025
Vishvashanti Gyan Mahayagya.
Our largest event ever: an eight-day great yagya for world peace at Om Center, carried by 400 volunteers and some 8,000 volunteer hours.
- 2026
The story continues.
The Gaushala opens its doors, families celebrate weddings and vratabandha on our own grounds, Gurujan honors travel from Pittsburgh to Ontario — and each July, the community returns home to Om Center for the annual utsav.
Our Community in Pictures
What Our Community Says
Hear from the people who make Global Bhutanese Hindu Organization, Inc. special.
“GBHO is one of the best organizations that serves the Bhutanese-Nepali community in the US. They truly care about preserving our heritage and culture.”
