Lakhs recite Hanuman Chalisa online over 15 lakh times in Kashi Prant

PRAYAGRAJ: Lakhs of people along with seers, saints and volunteers of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday recited Hanuman Chalisa over 15 lakh times online in Kashi Prant of RSS with the belief that it would eradicate coronavirus from the globe. Noted Bollywood singer Anuradha Paudwal also joined the recitation online.
Prachar Pramukh, RSS, Murar Ji Tripathi told TOI, “Around 22,000 people of 4,920 families including 1,910 in Prayag Dakshin, 1,160 in Prayag Uttar, 740 in Naini, 490 in trans-Yamuna and 660 in trans-Ganga along with seers, saints and prominent personalities of the city participated in the recitation of Hanuman Chalia.”
Devotees connected themselves with the biggest event while staying at their respective homes, math, and mandirs.
He added, “The recitation began at 8:30 am with devotees along with seers and saints associated with various akharas, professionals, industrialists and social workers also connected through Facebook, Youtube, Zoom, etc., to participate in the event.”
Tripathi claimed that it was the biggest of its kind event in the world with over 15 lakh paths of Hanuman Chalisa being done in Kashi Prant comprising 12 districts of UP.
Interestingly, as many as 42,116 people participated online in reciting Hanuman Chalisa in Varanasi alone.
Tripathi said people living in other states like Delhi, MP, Haryana, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh along with people from the US, Nepal and Mauritius also participated in the event online.
The recitation was done more than 15 lakh times through RSS’s Kutumb Prabodhan activity as it is believed that the recitation can eradicate Covid-19 from the world.
Tripathi said that 26,045people in Sultanpur and 3,472 in Amethi also participated in the event organised at Kailash Math where prominent seers along with their disciples were present. The devotees started connecting themselves with the given link since early morning hours and were present in the event till late evening hours.