Religious Fervor Grip Indo-NY Guyanese Hindus for Lord Rama Mandir Inauguration

Jan 19, 2024 Letters

Dear Editor,

Religious fervor grips Hindus in Guyana and the diaspora over the coming inauguration of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir slated for January 22 in the tinsel town of Ayodhya, India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be Chief Guest at the inauguration and the consecration ceremonies.

Lord Rama is extremely important in the lives of Hindus. Hindus in the West (Caribbean) are excited and enthused about this grand opening of the Mandir. Elaborate ceremonies are planned at almost every mandir in America, Guyana and the Caribbean for the occasion on the 21st and 22nd.

Everywhere in New York and other parts of the Guyanese Hindu diaspora, there is talk of the inauguration of the Shri Ram Mandir. All the mandirs in North America and the Caribbean will hold special puja on January 21 and several of them will also host katha on January 22.

The Hindu Diaspora Foundation (HDF), founded by Richmond Hill based Ramesh (Mark) Ramdeen, who is no stranger to Guyana, is on a public relations awareness and promotional campaign to inform Hindus in the diaspora and other interested people of the ceremony to consecrate Lord Rama murthi and the mandir inauguration in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh state from where many Hindus migrated to the Caribbean and the grimitya diaspora. The ceremonies are planned for January 22 (January 21 evening New York time). He and his foundation are involved in several functions in Guyana and other parts of the Caribbean and New York related to the January 22 ceremonies and inauguration.

The HDF founder notes that Shri Ram is returning to Ayodhya after thousands of years and is an occasion for celebration. A Ram mandir is built on the location where Shri Ram was born or appeared on earth over five thousand years ago. He says that this is a very joyous occasion, one to celebrate. “That is why the HDF is promoting the organizing of celebrations and why it is hosting and or co-sponsoring ceremonies at mandirs in several countries”.

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