Over 500 enthusiastic riders, carrying saffron banners with an image of the Ram temple, the Indian flag and the US flag, participated in the rally
Our Bureau
Houston, TX
Members of the Hindu American community held a huge car rally across Houston, stopping at 11 temples along the way. They were singing bhajans and chanting slogans of ‘Jai Shri Ram’. The consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, on 22nd January this month, is awaited by devotees through the world.
Temple officials received a formal invitation from Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America (VHPA) to attend the consecration ceremony being held in Ayodhya on January 22.
The rally was flagged off at Sri Meenakshi Temple by Houston philanthropist Jugal Malani and it concluded late in the afternoon at Sri Sharad Amba Temple in Richmond.
Over 500 enthusiastic riders, carrying saffron banners with an image of the Ram temple, the Indian flag and the US flag, participated in the rally in a 3-mile-long line of 216 cars escorted by eight policemen on bikes. Criss-crossing across Houston’s busy roadways, the procession, led by a truck, covered 100 miles with stopovers at 11 temples over six hours. Around 2,000 devotees, both young and old, and some teary-eyed, welcomed the procession with bhajans at the temples.
The rally, a first of its kind, was organized by Houston volunteers Achalesh Amar, Umang Mehta and Arun Mundra.
