Thursday, August 17, 2006
75,000 Hindus pray for peace in Middle East
More than 75,000 Hindus were joining hands in a human chain to pray for the victims of war in the Middle East and call for peace.
At the annual Janmastami Festival in Watford, England, thousands of Hindu people were forming the human chain to help repair the "global bonds of trust" threatened by the current conflict.
The major festival, which runs until August 20, takes place at the Bhaktivedanta Manor ISKCON temple and commemorates the 5,000-year festival of the birth of Lord Krishna. Event organisers were again expecting more than 75,000 people to attend the festival which provides a colourful taste of mystic India with live stage shows, colourful costumes, enchanting music, mediation and exotic food.
His Grace Gauri Dasa, president of Bhaktivedanta Manor, said: "As the world watches the violence in the Middle East, we want to remind everyone of the simple message of Love at this Krishna Janmastami Festival.
Prime Minister Tony Blair said: "I understand that the Janmastami festival at the ISKCON Bhaktivedanta Manor Temple is likely, once again, to be the largest such gathering outside India. "My congratulations to the organisers and everyone else involved in this successful event."
Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, Sir Menzies Campbell, added: "I am delighted that the Hindu community will be celebrating the festival of Janmastami in August. "This is an important event relating to Lord Krishna who is worshipped as God by over one billion Hindus in the world."
At the annual Janmastami Festival in Watford, England, thousands of Hindu people were forming the human chain to help repair the "global bonds of trust" threatened by the current conflict.
The major festival, which runs until August 20, takes place at the Bhaktivedanta Manor ISKCON temple and commemorates the 5,000-year festival of the birth of Lord Krishna. Event organisers were again expecting more than 75,000 people to attend the festival which provides a colourful taste of mystic India with live stage shows, colourful costumes, enchanting music, mediation and exotic food.
His Grace Gauri Dasa, president of Bhaktivedanta Manor, said: "As the world watches the violence in the Middle East, we want to remind everyone of the simple message of Love at this Krishna Janmastami Festival.
Prime Minister Tony Blair said: "I understand that the Janmastami festival at the ISKCON Bhaktivedanta Manor Temple is likely, once again, to be the largest such gathering outside India. "My congratulations to the organisers and everyone else involved in this successful event."
Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, Sir Menzies Campbell, added: "I am delighted that the Hindu community will be celebrating the festival of Janmastami in August. "This is an important event relating to Lord Krishna who is worshipped as God by over one billion Hindus in the world."
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