Source: The Morning Call
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, USA, February 11, 2003: At the Hindu Temple on N. Airport Road, the icon of Goddess Saraswati was given Her own gold altar. Devotees placed offerings around the icon and a special priest, Mohan Bhattacharya of New Jersey, versed in the Bengali language and imbued with the rites of the Saraswati celebration, led the service. Following the early afternoon worship ceremony, worshippers gathered in the temple’s social hall for an Indian lunch and live entertainment. The society encourages non-Hindus to attend the temple’s services and cultural events. On Saturday, 10 members of the confirmation class and several adults from Bethany United Church of Christ visited. “It is part of their curriculum to experience other religions,” said Berta Busocker, Bethany’s director of Christian education. “We want them to understand we’re not that different.”