Ganesh Chaturthi 08

Ganesh Chaturthi was celebrated on Wednesday 3rd September and a good number of devotees were present for the evening prayer where the statues to be immersed were consecrated:

On the following day (public holiday), like during the past years, the Visharjan ceremony (immersion) took place at Bain des Dames Cassis early morning. Have to admit that it really needed to be brave to go and immerse the statues in the cold waters of Bain des Dames in this chilly morning….

A few excerpts from the ceremony:

Swami Uma Kant Ji at Hindu Ekta

Our temple had the immense pleasure to welcome at its seat Swami Uma Kant Ji Maharaj from Haridwar on Thursday 28th August 08. Swami Ji came for a one and half hour session of Ramayana and katha.

The preaching and the messages from the Ramayana as interpreted by the Swami Ji were well received by the attentive audience. The bhajans by the Swami Ji and his group were also well appreciated.

It should be noted the Swami Uma Kant Ji Maharaj was in Mauritius for a couple of days for Ramayana sessions in temples across the island and came on the invitation of our priest, Acharya Yogesh Pathak (in the middle of picture below):

Swami Uma Kant Ji Maharaj left Mauritius on the following Saturday.