Inter-religious Rally for Peace and Harmony in the Lake City, Udaipur

(December 26, 2009) Sarvdharma Maitri Sangh, Udaipur organized an inter-religious peace rally for the people of Udaipur town in which more than 300 people of various religious groups marched with peace messages of the various religions in the rally. The rally started at 4pm at Maitri sadan the headquarters of Sarv Dharma Maitri Sangh by Mrs. Rajani Dangi, the mayor of Udaipur. In her inaugural speech she praised and thanked Sarvdharm Maitri sangh and it’s Director Dr.Norbert Herman SVD for the efforts and tireless work that the Sarvdharm Maitri Sangh is doing for the city of Udaipur. She also said that all the religions are channels of Peace and Harmony and today there is a great need to come together to do humanitarian services for all. She emphasized that the religions must go beyond its ritualistic practices and work for Peace and fraternity. In her Christmas message she said that the Lord Jesus bring Joy and Happiness to all. She also planted peace tree and started rally by white flag. The attraction of the Peace rally was the crib mounted on the camel cart, which was in the traditional style rotating with angels, shepherds, goats, sheep and Baby Jesus in the lap of Mother Mary and Joseph. Rev.Bishop Joseph Pathallil of Udaipur welcomed the rally and delivered the peace message and freed a pigeon as a symbol of freedom and peace to the whole World.