Less than two weeks after the Fish and Game Department had covered a swastika spray painted on the wall of an old railroad trestle, more racist remarks and symbols surfaced on Sunday at the same spot, discovered by a local resident walking his.
The water of the Merrimack River came alive last week during a Hindu purification ceremony called Tirtha Snan, or ritual bath.The visit to the river at the Sewalls Falls Multi-Use Recreation Area on Tuesday marked the start of an eight-day event of.
Concord family prepares for “once in a lifetime” Hindu ceremony >Surya Adhikari explains the Hindu ceremony he is planning for this September at his home. GEOFF FORESTER / Monitor staff
Published: 7/24/2021 9:18:20 PM
For the past seven years, Concord resident Surya Adhikari has been planning a Hindu ceremony to honor his family’s ancestors. It’s a special, rare event that only happens once every few generations, and the planning process is extensive – funds must be saved up, tents must be rented and the United States’ few high-ranking Hindu priests must be reserved far in advance.
This September, the plan will finally be realized for Adhikari, who moved to New Hampshire 13 years ago from a refugee camp in Nepal. The ceremony, called “