Source: www.thestar.com
TORONTO, CANADA, July 25, 2010: Perched atop an ornate custom-built chariot, the Hindu God Ganesh slowly circled his way around the Sri Varasiththi Vinaayagar Temple in Scarborough Saturday morning. Thousands watched reverently as a statue representing the deity was pulled along outside the temple on two ropes by devoted followers during the annual Hindu Chariot Festival.
Temple officials say the chariot festival, now in its 11th year, is the most important of all annual festivities at Sri Varasiththi Vinaayagar and a significant event for members of the Sri Lankan Tamil Hindu community within Canada.
This year, as many as 20,000 people were estimated to have participated in the elaborate ceremony, which hosted a number of community leaders, prominent and distinguished citizens, and cultural groups in the Toronto area.
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