After a rift in the Hindu community last year forced the country to observe Diwali on two separate days, the Viraat Sabhaa is contesting this year’s earmarked date for the holiday.
Speaking yesterday at the Signature Inn on Laluni Street, Pandit Haresh Tewari explained that the Viraat Sabhaa (Guyana), in collaboration with the Guyana Pandits Council and the West Coast Demerara Sanatan Dharm Pandits Sabha had come to the conclusion that the October 30 date for Diwali that has been earmarked is inconsistent with astrological principles.
It was explained that in order to establish the correct date for Hindu religious