He spent his hugely-successful life searching, albeit in vain, for peace. Nearly a month after his death, a group of US nationals gathered on the banks of Nila river in Kerala to perform Hindu rites to put singer and performer Michael Jackson’s restless soul at eternal rest.
At the crack of dawn on Monday, Ganesh alias George Evans, a fashion designer from Florida, performed rites, posthumously, for Jackson following reports that people had seen thesinger’s ghost.
Accompanied by Kyle Webster and Anne Mary Mulloy, Ganesh came to Nava Mukunda temple — dedicated to Lord Vishnu — on the advise of an holy man of Indian origin in Santiago, US.
The trio, who produced certificates from the Arya Samajam testifying their conversion to Hinduism, followed the rituals and recited Sanskrit versions of the mantras under the watchful eyes of a local priest. The worshippers took part in the 20-minute ritual after a dip in the river. Webster and Mulloy, who are directors of a Hindu ashram in Santiago, said they loved and respected everything about India.
The new moon day in the Malayalam month of Karkkadakam is a public holiday in the state.Several people visit the famed temple at Thirunavaya in Malapuram district to perform last rites for departed souls. On Tuesday, Thirunavaya and other holy spots in Kerala were teeming with devotees performing annual rituals for the dead.
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