Sheppie Snippets: South Coasters set to welcome Pundit Chunelall Narine

The Shree Raam Narayan Temple Society, which incorporates the Port Shepstone and Districy Sanathan Dharam Sabha, will host Pundit Chunelall Narine at the Shree Raam Narayan Temple in Marburg on Saturday, February 8 from 4pm.

The evening’s programme will include bhajans, spiritual disclosures and Raam Katha, with New York based Pundit Chunelall, a world renowned singer, Hindu missionary and distinguished United Nations peace award winner.

He will be accompanied by several talented musicians.

He has enthralled crowds worldwide, delivering inspirational talks, scriptural recitals and soul-stirring bhajans.

Pundit Narine is widely believed to be one of the greatest spiritual luminaries on earth.

At the early age of five, he intuitively felt chosen to be a messenger of God.

By the age of seven, he mastered the holy scripture, the Ramayan and started delivering sermons.

At the age of 10, he became the world’s youngest pundit to officiate at a massive Gta Yajna (prayer) has made at least 50 recordings of bhajans, kirtans and excerpts from the Ramayan and Shri Satyanarayan Vrath Katha.

His DVDs, including Gems of Devotion, and book, Bhakti Sangeet, have become best sellers around the world.

Admission is free and all are welcome. Supper will be served.

For further details, contact Singh Samsunder at 039 6854767 or 083 3008382.

Umbango Temple

The Umbango Sri Siva Soobramoniar Alayam welcomes resident priest Guru Bhaven Pillay, who conducts all Hindu prayers including weddings and ceremonies.

Devotees are welcome to contact him at 067 8324469 for prayers.

For more information, contact Jason Govender at 084 2508875.

*Potholes

Thank you to the authorities for fixing, or filling up, the potholes in certain areas along the South Coast.

This includes the big one on the road between the Mzimkhulu river bridge and the Port Shepstone Country Club.

It had become a menace, causing some drivers to swerve (partially) into the oncoming lane.

Motorists now feel a lot more comfortable on this stretch of road.

This is not to say that the pothole problem is sorted out, far from it, and South Africans seem destined to have to weave their away around these holes in the road for some time to come.

But at the very least, have them in some sort of repair on the important roads.

Beggars

The young, and not so young, boys who beg at traffic lights in Port Shepstone near the South Coast Herald offices can raise ire and sympathy in equal measure.

It’s sad to see, yet at the same time disconcerting and annoying to have a face pushed against one’s window.

Some can’t help themselves and fork out a few coins, or a loaf of bread.

Others wave a hand at them, or show two open hands, combined with a shake of the head.

Still others fog up the windows with some choice words.

With this in mind it was interesting to see some of them scamper away when a cop car pulled up at the lights, and let off its trademark siren ‘whooop’ noise.

So, one has to wonder if they really are in need, or simply taking advantage of good-hearted folk.

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