Thursday, October 28, 2010

French tourists perform puja at Varanasi for world peace

French tourists perform puja at Varanasi for world peace

2:12:2007                             By Girish Kumar Dubey
Varanasi, Dec 2 (ANI): A group of French tourists offered prayers for
world peace by performing Hindu rituals in Varanasi on Sunday.

The tourists, led by a French citizen, who is famous amongst his
followers as Guruji, offered prayers and performed certain fire
rituals for a better and sane world with peace prevailing all around.

Guruji has been visiting India along with his followers annually for
many years in his quest for quintessential and spiritual ideals. He
has dedicated his life to Sanatan Dharma.

"India is at first the country of spirituality and love. The key word
here is love, Bhakti (religiosity), devotion and so on so forth," said
Guruji.

He has established a Hindu monastery in the French capital Paris and
has around 5500 followers who have joined him in search of eternal
truth and answers of their spiritual queries.

Explaining her attachment towards India Isabela, a follower of Guruji
said, "Now, many people want to come back to spirituality. And, may be
some people are attracted by a lot of things they have in the West.
But this is really magical and holy land."

The performance of Yajna (fire rituals) for world peace by these
exotic devotees may or may not bring peace to the world but their
faith and devotion may attract many more tourists from abroad to
attain mental peace.

The culture of Varanasi is deeply associated with the river Ganges and
the river's religious importance. The city has been a cultural and
religious centre in northern India for thousands of years and remains
a thriving tourist and spiritual destination of the country. (ANI)

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