SA Hindus, a well-known Hindu organization in South Africa, handed out 60,000 pocket-sized Hanuman Chalisa booklets at eight temples across the country. The activity was conducted on Sunday with the help of a team of bikers who also gathered groceries for the needy.

The SA Hindus team, accompanied by bikers from different clubs in Gauteng province, not only handed out prayer booklets but also collected nearly two tonnes of groceries. These will be donated to disadvantaged communities in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) in the months ahead.

Founder Pandita Lucy Sigaban thanked them for the generous response.

“We were blessed to see so many devotees at the temples, and many from neighbouring provinces, especially from KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), supporting the double-headed venture so enthusiastically,” she said.

She also expressed her gratitude to temple leaders and followers for assisting in making a difference in people's lives.

“We must thank all the leadership and devotees at all those temples for helping make the lives of the beneficiaries of the groceries so much better,” Sigaban added.

The SA Hindus group started the One Million Hanuman Chalisa Initiative on August 24, 2024, during the Utsav of Devotion. This venture is being supported in partnership with Shereno Printers and Electro Online Media. Their vision is to reach one million booklets by 2029.

The owner of Shereno Printers, Niran Singh, spoke of his pride in being involved in this cause.

“We are humbled to partner on a project that furthers SA Hindus' dedication to spiritual education and outreach,” he said.

Bikers in the Throttle Collective, a group of South African bikers, were responsible for the event's success.

“It was heartwarming to be working on an initiative that brought the community together like this. The biking community of Gauteng really rallied to our call to come out in numbers and join in,” said Mrinal Bhagwan, co-founder of Throttle Collective.

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