400 Ashes of Pakistani Hindus Reach in India for Ganga Visarjan
In a moment of profound spirituality or emotional significance the ashes of 400 Pakistani Hindus, which had been kept in urns at the Hindu crematorium in the old Golimar area of Karachi. I finally reached India on Monday via the Wagah Atari border after the eight-year-long wait the families of the deceased can now fulfill their final rites by immersing the ashes in the sacred waters of the Ganga in Hardwar.
The journey of these ashes, marked by bureaucratic delays religious Perseverance, and a deep yearning for the closure was made possible due to the special visas issued by the Indian government during the Maha Kumbh Yog a rare celestial event that occurs once every 144 years. A Vijay Sharma general secretary and Sri Devosthan Sewa Samiti Delhi, along with a dozen others arrived at Attari to receive the urns brought from Pakistan.
He informed 4 Feb to 21 these urns would be kept at Nigam Bodh Ghat, Delhi’s oldest and largest cremation ground for the public to pay their respects. Pakistani Hindus struggled with challenges regarding the final rites of their loved ones. When cremation is permitted in Pakistan, many believe that immersing ashes in the Ganga is essential for the soul’s salvation as per Hindu religious beliefs.
However, due to diplomatic hurdles and visa restrictions, many families have been unable to transport the ashes to India, leaving urns abandoned in crematoriums for years. Whom was transported to India a grand prayer ceremony was held at the historic Sri Panchmukhi Hanuman Temple in Karachi in February Devout relatives and religious leaders gathered to pay their final respects.
