Oct 29 named as Diwali holiday -division continues.

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Django

October 17,2016 Source

For the second year running, the national holiday for the Hindu festival of Diwali and the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha’s (GHDS) Georgetown motorcade will fall on the same day.

This is a result of an ongoing dispute about the calculation of the date for Diwali between the GHDS and another group, the Veerat Sabha. In an advertisement in yesterday’s Sunday Stabroek, Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan proclaimed the holiday as Saturday, October 29. The GHDS had earlier announced that its motorcade programme will culminate in Georgetown on October 29.

The Georgetown motorcade is immensely popular and will result in Hindus having to decide which day they will observe as the holiday as many may also want to view the motorcade which would pass at a time when celebrants are supposed to light up their diyas and offer prayers. The GHDS has told its followers that Diwali will be observed on Sunday, October 30th.

Last year, Ramjattan had announced the Diwali holiday as November 10 and this was the same day that the GHDS motorcade in Georgetown was held.

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alena06Senior Member

It's more fun to celebrate 2 days Maybe I will take a 'run up' to GY for a few days.

10/17/169:17 AM

Former Member

Ramjattan need to get the two groups together and have them work this issue out. Instead he has become part of the division instead of the voice of reason.

10/17/169:25 AM

AmralSenior Member

People cant afford to light Diyas 2 nights. Thats what someone in Guyana told me

10/17/1610:26 AM

Former Member

They are working to divide the Hindu community.

10/17/1611:57 AM

DjangoAdmin

skeldon_man posted:
They are working to divide the Hindu community.

Oye Bhai they were divided a long time ago.

10/17/1612:51 PM

Former Member

Django posted:
skeldon_man posted:
They are working to divide the Hindu community.
Oye Bhai they were divided a long time ago.

Skelly ran away from Guyana a few years before the Maha Sabha split up and the Dharmic Sabha emerged. We're still witnessing the fallout from that blast 40+ years ago.

10/17/161:03 PM

Former Member

Gilbakka posted:
Django posted:
skeldon_man posted:
They are working to divide the Hindu community.
Oye Bhai they were divided a long time ago.
Skelly ran away from Guyana a few years before the Maha Sabha split up and the Dharmic Sabha emerged. We're still witnessing the fallout from that blast 40+ years ago.

Bai, we had Sanatan and Aryans. My folks belong to the Aryan Samaj. Dat is all dis coolie hindu man kno about hindu religion.

10/17/161:06 PM

DjangoAdmin

skeldon_man posted:
Gilbakka posted:
Django posted:
skeldon_man posted:
They are working to divide the Hindu community.
Oye Bhai they were divided a long time ago.
Skelly ran away from Guyana a few years before the Maha Sabha split up and the Dharmic Sabha emerged. We're still witnessing the fallout from that blast 40+ years ago.
Bai, we had Sanatan and Aryans. My folks belong to the Aryan Samaj. Dat is all dis coolie hindu man kno about hindu religion.

Seems like not a true follower.

10/17/161:17 PM

Former Member

skeldon_man posted:
Gilbakka posted:
Django posted:
skeldon_man posted:
They are working to divide the Hindu community.
Oye Bhai they were divided a long time ago.
Skelly ran away from Guyana a few years before the Maha Sabha split up and the Dharmic Sabha emerged. We're still witnessing the fallout from that blast 40+ years ago.
Bai, we had Sanatan and Aryans. My folks belong to the Aryan Samaj. Dat is all dis coolie hindu man kno about hindu religion.

Skelly, the rift between the Sanatanists and the Arya Samajists was not deep and nasty. The rift between two Sanatanists, ie Maha Sabha and Dharmic Sabha, has been deep, nasty, brutal and mostly political.

10/17/161:28 PM

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