PHOTOS: SSVDS holds second Hanuman Chalisa Recitals

The Springs Sanathan Ved Dharam Sabha in Bakerton held its second annual Hanuman Chalisa Recitals on Sunday.

A small statue of the deity the community were praying to on Sunday.

The Hawan began at 5am, followed by the recitals at 6am which carried on until about 7pm.

Ritasha Singh, secretary of the Springs Sanathan Ved Dharam Sabha, says they have to complete 108 Chalisa recitals before the day is out.

A picture of the deity the community is praying to.

Various groups came in their allotted time slots to start their recitals until it all added up to 108.

“The recitals are not allowed to stop,” she says, “when one group finishes, the next must be prepared and immediately start up with theirs.”

Khemla Singh and Vinesh Jugwarth busy cooking up a storm for the lunchtime crowd during the annual Hanuman Chalisa Recitals in Bakerton on Sunday.

She says all the people of the community are invited to offer flowers to the deity and to participate in the prayer.

“It shows unity and the community coming together.”

All the women who attended, cooked and prayed at the Hanuman Chalisa Recitals in Bakerton on Sunday.

All the eats on the day was sponsored by various members of the community.

The Rynsoord organisation currently saying their prayers to the deity.

 

At the back is B Sivlal and R Boodhram with Preshen Singh, M Jimmy, M Papa and Ritasha Singh in the front, standing at the portrait of the deity they prayed to on Sunday at Bakerton.

 

Two women sit in prayer at the Hanuman Chalisa Recitals on Sunday.

 

The next organisation awaits the current group to finish their prayers so they can immediately continue.

 

The various deities on display at the Springs Sanathan Ved Dharam Sabha Shree Vishnu Mandir in Bakerton.
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