Louisville in US Declares September 3 as Sanatan Dharma Day

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Published: September 6,2023 02:02 PM

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The official announcement was made by Deputy Mayor Barbara Sexton Smith on behalf of Mayor Craig Greenberg during the Maha Kumbha Abhishekam celebration

September 6, 2023: Amid controversy over Sanatan Dharma, a city Louisville in Kentucky, United States has declared September 3 as the “Sanatan Dharma Day”.

According to some reports, the official announcement was made by Deputy Mayor Barbara Sexton Smith on behalf of Mayor Craig Greenberg during the Maha Kumbha Abhishekam celebration at the Hindu Temple of Kentucky in Louisville.

The re-consecration - or #Mahakumbh #Abhishekam - of the #Hindu Temple of #Kentucky was made more powerful and significant by @LouisvilleMayor's proclamation of 3 September 2023 as #SanatanaDharma Day! A wonderful new chapter in the glorious saga of #Indian culture! #Spiritual pic.twitter.com/0nv0PGmM2M
— Pujya Swamiji (@PujyaSwamiji) September 5, 2023

Spiritual leaders Chidanand Saraswati, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman and several other spiritual leaders attended the event.

A few days ago, Udhayanidhi Stalin, the son of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, said to eradicate the Sanatan Dharma and compared it with diseases like dengue and malaria.