Guest guest Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 TIMES OF INDIA Now, a phirang priest in Varanasi IANS[ FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2005 09:35:31 PM ] LUCKNOW: Perhaps for the first time, an American woman has been ordained a high priest in the Hindu holy city of Varanasi. Saima, renamed Laxmi Devi Chalanda Sarvanandmayi Ma, was declared "Mahant Mahamandleshwar or chief priest, according to a report appearing in a Varanasi Hindi daily. The announcement followed a special ceremony performed by leading sadhus of the Manikarnika ghat on the banks of the river Ganga. The ceremony was presided over by Mahamandaleshwar Vishnuswami Yamunacharya, head of Satua Baba Ashram. Saima's disciples from the US, Australia, France, Italy and Germany flew in to participate in the ceremony. The woman priest then formally converted her disciples to Hinduism and gave them Hindu names. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1049213.cms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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