Affiliated to the Arya Samaj Pratinidhi Sabha New Zealand Incorporated, Arya Samaj Christchurch (ASC) organised its Annual Gayatri Maha-Yaj last weekend. Formed in 2006, the organisation is known for its monthly satsangs, but the Maha-Yaj is its flagship event of the year, where devotees perform a havan accompanied by the chants of the gayatri mantra, which is followed by a light meal for all devotees. “This year too, about 90 people took part in the Maha-Yaj, with highlight been the entire gathering chanting the Gayatri mantra three times together. Importantly, during the event, we generated hardly any rubbish minimising our environmental footprint, and maximising the benefit from the Maha-yaj,” noted ASC.

-TIN Bureau