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Ahmedabad:
It’s not just our men in blue who are winning hearts across the border.
Following the cricket pitch, the spiritual brigade too is all set to preach the
concept of harmony and brotherhood in Pakistan.
So,
if Asaram Bapu toured Pakistan for the first time this February, Morari Bapu,
who is famous for his Ram Katha, will visit Pakistan shortly. The Shri
Swaminarayan Mandir (Kalupur), which has a huge temple in Karachi, intends to
hold a function to celebrate 150 years of the temple across the border.
Asaram
Bapu travelled to Karachi by a Pakistan International Airlines flight on
February 10 and interacted with people at the Royal Club on the same day. He
also held a ‘satsang’ on February 11 at Tando Adam. Sources in the sect said
people from all communities greeted Bapu in Baerani village in district Sanghad
in Pakistan.
“He
returned to India on February 16 after delivering discourses at places like
Shahdadpur, Sadhubela Ashram and Gaji Garden in Karachi,” says Rajabhai of the
Asaram Ashram in Ahmedabad. According to him, almost everyone who has been to
Pakistan appeared to be overwhelmed by the warmth of the response.
Morari
Bapu has expressed his desire to hold a ‘parayan’ in Pakistan on a number of
occasions in his discourses. “I would love to go Pakistan and tell people
about our culture,” he told TNN over the phone from Ayodhya. He said he was
willing to go anywhere in the world if he could spread the message of peace and
eradicate animosity from the planes.
Shri
Swaminarayan Temple (Kalupur) has a huge temple spread across 32,306 sq yards on
Bunder road in Karachi. “The temple will complete 150 years this April. We are
planning to approach the central government to allow and help us in organising
the 150 year celebrations there,” says Mahant Swami Nirgundasji.
A
team of sadhus has visited the temple in 1989 and stayed there for four months.
“The experience was fantastic. The people were so friendly,” said one of
those who was on that tour.
Besides
Hindus in Karachi, Muslims also visit the temple. “The serenity of the
surroundings and the delicious ‘prasad’ never fail to draw me to the temple.
Every now and then I take my wife and two daughters there,” says Mustq Rashid
a Karachi-based journalist.
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