[page_title] (Pictured above) Zinhle Ngcobo (P&D Committee member), Roshan Jainath (P&D Convener), Abhir Dayaram (SAHMS), Zandile Nguse (resident), Arnotte Payne (Slum Dwellers International), Ranjiv Nirgun (Midlands Hindu Society) The unfortunate incidents of July 2021 resulted in the destruction of shelter of families living in the Khan Road informal settlement, Raisthorpe in Pietermaritzburg. There were [...]
[page_title] 8 October 2021 Ms Nancy Moonsamy Mr Odwa Mgobozi The eThekwini Municipality Durban RE: Objection to a Mortuary in a Verulam Dear Sir/Madam, A mortuary is an essential service to any community. However, there is concern that its location is not compatible with a residential area and has implications for quality of life [...]
[page_title] English meaning of the festival Abhishekam (literally hydration Pooja) is the process of bathing the deity. “Annam” means rice, and Anna Abhishekam denotes bathing the deity with cooked rice. How the date is decided annually This divine ritual is performed on the Full Moon day in the Tamil month of Aippasi (mid-Oct to [...]
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[page_title]English meaning of the festivalLord Venkateshwara or Lord Balaji is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu and known to his devotees with many names – Lord of Seven Hills, Venkateshwara, Venkatesh, Balaji, Tirumalesha, Perumalla, Govinda, and Shrinivasa.How the date is decided annuallyThiru Sundaramoorithi Guru Pooja is generally celebrated on Ekadashi (11th day) in Shukla Paksha or [...]
