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Sunday, October 25, 2009 21:24 IST
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Thane: A group of 6,000 persons from various remote parts of Thane district will be brought back to Hindu religion from their present Christianity at a function to be held in Thane tomorrow.


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Spokesman of Swami Narendra Maharaj group today told reporters that with this, the goal of bringing back one lakh people to their original Hinduism from Christian community will be completed. He said that various organisations have helped to identify these hapless people, who were forced to convert into Christianity by several appeasements.

"So far, we have already completed conversion of 94,000 Christians into Hindus and one lakh number will be achieved in a two-year period, at the grand function tomorrow. These people were orignally in the Hindu community, but preferred to convert into Chrisianity as they found the grass green on the other side. Now, they are being brought back to Hinduism on their own without any force or any assurance," he said.

He added that for this special process, more than half a dozen pandits have been called and arrived from Ayodya. They are senior Gurus who are Shankaracharyas specially coming down for the purpose. The 94,000 persons, brought back to Hinduisam, include those in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Karnatka, and Andhra Pradesh. Of the 94,000, around 40,000 are from Maharashtra, he added.

The function will be held with all Hindu rites.

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