In a sincere honor of Indian traditions, recently members of the Indian diaspora in Canada recently organized Grand Ganga Aarti along the banks of the Credit River in Mississauga. Actions reminiscent of iconic rituals held in Varanasi, Rishikesh and Haridwar combined many devoted dressed in traditional clothing.
The ceremony was hosted by Radio Dhishum and participated in the consul Sanjeev Saklani from the Indian consulate in Toronto. The Consulate shared views of the event on X and called it a “soulful evening of divine singing and pious mantras”.
“Sanjeev Saklanani was represented by the consulate in Ganga Aarti … organized by the @radiodhishum team,” he read the post along with a few pictures that capture the spiritual enthusiasm of the evening.
One of the participants, the user of the Instagram Priyanka Gupta, shared and video This has now become viral. “For all 10 years in Canada it was the most beautiful evening,” she wrote. “Not on Ghats Varanasi or Haridwar, but right here in Canada.”
“Life abroad does not mean that we have embarked on who we are. The soulful singing” Har Har Gange “came across the park,” she added, describing the experience as a moving piece of India, revived far from home.
The video, however, caused mixed reactions online. While many appreciated the community for maintaining Indian traditions alive abroad, some asked if such rituals could affect the local environment, concerned about the possible pollution of the credit river.
“We like to see that India and Canada will join culturally,” the user said.
“What beautiful coverage. We are so impressed when we hear it,” another user wrote.
However, several users had a different opinion on the video: “It’s too a little bit where the gang is and where is Canada? We should be religious, but at the same time think where you are, respect their country and country, do these things only show how fragile and religion we are.”
“Shouldn’t you have a gang arti on the banks of the” Ganga “River? Don’t just make fun of anything, it won’t lose the value it has,” another user wrote.
“There is a reason called Ganga Aarti. Doing Aarti does not mean that Aarti Ganga. If you want it so much, return to your own country and do it,” the third user said.
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