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Diaspora celebrates Dussehra in Brampton
Greeting everyone on Dussehra, Brampton's Mayor Patrick Brown, said, "The turnout is incredible. May the triumph of good over evil inspire us all.”
Attendees at the event / (Image: Swami Advaitananda Giri)
Over ten thousand Indo-Canadians took part in the Dussehra celebrations that took place in numerous temples across the region, with Brampton's Hindu Sabha temple being a focal point of the grandeur. The Indian diaspora relished the vibrant re-enactment of Ram Leela and the symbolic burning of Ravan's effigy, according to the press statement.
Speaking at the event, Kamal Khera, Minister of Diversity, Inclusion, and Persons with Disabilities of the Government of Canada, said, “As Hindus in Canada and across the world break their fast as Navratri ends, I wish everyone celebrating a very Happy Dussehra! This joyous celebration marks the victory of good over evil and the triumph of righteousness, symbolized by the victory of lord Rama over the demon Ravana.”
Greeting everyone on Dussehra, Brampton's Mayor Patrick Brown, said, "The turnout is incredible. May the triumph of good over evil inspire us all.”
Ruby Sahota, Member of Parliament, Brampton North, emphasized that Dussehra is a major Hindu festival celebrating the victory of good over evil. Sahota noted that the Hindu Sabha Mandir entertained the thousands of people in attendance and the rendition of a dramatic performance of the story of lord Rama.
Swami Advaitananda Giri, chairman of the International Meditation Foundation, took the opportunity to explain that the ten heads of Ravan are symbolic and they are interpreted as emotions such as ego, lust, anger, greed, attachment, selfishness, jealousy, arrogance, ignorance and injustice.He also advocated for the inclusion of universal human values in India’s National Education Policy 2020, suggested that Canada and other parts of the world should also make Universal Human Values as part of their education curriculum.
Attendees at the event included Maninder Sidhu, Member of Parliament; Kamal Khera, Minister Government of Canada; Deepak Anand, Member of Provincial Parliament of Ontario; Ruby Sahota, Member of Parliament; Sidharth Nath Singh, Consul General of India, Toronto; and Prabmeet Sarkaria, Minister Government of Ontario.
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