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NORTH AMERICAN Newsline FEBRUARY 02, 2024 | The Indian Eye 18

Hicksville car rally for Ram Lalla a huge

success despite freezing weather

OUR BUREAU
Hicksville, NY

he windy, freezing Sunday with
sub-zero temperatures after-
Tnoon saw enthusiastic Indian
Americans show their support for
the Ram Lalla consecration in Ayo-
dhya, thousands of miles away. A car
rally was organized in Hicksville in
Long Island, New York. Hicksville is
a hamlet within the Town of Oyster
Bay in Nassau County, on Long Is-
land, in New York, with large Indian
population.
The rally started from Patel
Brothers in Hicksville. 150 cars par-
ticipated in this rally, which halted
midway at a Gurudwara in Hicks-
ville. Dr Raj Bhayani said, “The Hin-
du, Sikh, Jain and Buddha communi-
ties have all united to celebrate this
historic moment.”
The historic car rally was live
broadcast on AASTHA BHAJAN
TV channel. The community was
thrilled to see the initiative by AAS-
THA TV network, led by Sunil Hali
in USA. Mr Sunil Hali said that even
the cold conditions could not damp-
en the enthusiasm and the celebra-
tory mood.
The organizers for the rally were
Dr Raj Bhayani. Mukesh Modi and Dr Inderpal Chhabra, and Ajay.
Dr Dipak Nandi, Mohan Wanchoo, Each car was adorned with saf-
Naveen Shah, Chintu Patel, Gary fron-colored flags. The huge lineup
Sikka and Dr Neeta Jain. The com- of cars finally reached the beautiful
mittee comprised of Sunil Hali, Go- AsaMai temple in Hicksville.
bind Bhatija, Pradeep Tandon, Dr The devotees enjoyed an en-
Urmilesh Arya, Vimal Goyal, Eric chanting evening of bhajans along-
Kumar, Kanak Goliya, Kishore Ma- with a Ramleela. The entire event
lik, Harahad Bhai Patel, Vibhuti Jha, was telecast live on Aastha TV and
Mohinder Taneja, Dr Satish Anand, Radio Zindagi.

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