Indawo engaphansi kwedolobha iChatsworth eThekwini iyikhaya labantu abaningi baseNdiya. Ukwamukela isiko labo kanye namagugu abo acebile, sebezakhele idumela lokuheha izivakashi. Kusukela lapho bahlala khona eThekwini, sebesungule izindlela zabo zokumelana nezimo, ikakhulukazi ukwakhiwa kwamathempeli okuvuselela izinkolelo namasiko abo.
AmaHindu akholelwa konkulunkulu abahlukahlukene, ngamunye enenganekwane yakhe eye yadluliselwa ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane. Umfanekiso omkhulu kaHanuman noma i-murthy sakhiwe ethempelini iShri Vishnu eChatsworth ukukhumbula iminyaka engu-150 kwafika abasebenzi abasebenza ngenkani eThekwini. Yembulwa ngoNovemba 2011 emhlanganweni omkhulu owawubanjelwe ethempelini. Umfanekiso kaHanuman mkhulu futhi ubuka indawo engaphansi kwedolobha laseChatsworth, yisithombe esinemibala eveza unkulunkulu wenkawu. Ingu-13m ubude futhi kwakuwumsebenzi owasungulwa yithempeli. Lesi sithombe siqoshwe yisakhamuzi sendawo. Le phrojekthi ibize cishe u-R1,35 million obuxhaswe osomabhizinisi bendawo kanye nomphakathi. Ukwethulwa kwalomcimbi kwenzeke ethempelini nabantu bezinkolo ezahlukene namaphethelo behambele lo mcimbi. Bekukhona nemikhuleko nama- bhajans okungamaculo angcwele adlalwa ngosuku lokwethulwa. IHanuman jhunda noma ifulegi elibomvu noma isigxobo kungatholakala eduze kwesifanekiso.
Ubani uHanuman?
UHanuman ungusanta wamaHindu, owathi kamuva waba unkulunkulu okhulekelwa iningi lamaHindu. Waziwa kakhulu njengonkulunkulu wenkawu, njengoba ubuso bakhe buba isimo senkawu futhi enomsila. Uthandazelwa amandla nesibindi sokuthola ukunqoba empilweni yomuntu. Ezinganekwaneni zamaHindu uHanuman nasezincwadini ezingcwele njengoRamayana, uyinceku ethembekile nomkhulekeli weNkosi uRama kodwa ngenxa yamandla akhe, wakhonzwa njengonkulunkulu.
Lapho abasebenzi baseNdiya ababengenele imali befika eThekwini, bamisa ifulegi noma i-jhunda emakhaya abo ukuze bakhonze uShri Hanuman. Usebenzise ifulegi elibomvu ukuhola amabutho akhe enkundleni yempi nempi yokulwa namademoni lapho athola khona ukunqoba nokukhombisa ukuthi wayengumkhuzi kanye neNkosi uRama onguMbusi wendawo yonke. Ukuphakamisa ifulegi kuyisiko lakudala kumaHindu. UHanuman uwuphawu lokunqoba namandla.
I-jhunda noma umkhosi wefulegi wenziwa ngabaningi abazinikele kuHanuman. Ekudumiseni kwabo uHanuman, kungenziwa futhi ekhaya noma ethempelini. I-jhunda noma uqalo luphawu lukaHanuman, empeleni kuyifulegi elibomvu elichaza ubuhle bobuHindu nokunqoba. AmaHindu amaningi agcina ukuzila ukudla kukaNkosi Hanuman ngoLwesibili futhi athandaze e-jhunda ngeminikelo yezithelo, ubisi kanye nesidlo esikhethekile esibizwa ngokuthi yi-rote. Kuyisiphuzo esiphundu okufanele senziwe ngaphansi kwenhlanzeko futhi imvamisa hhayi ngabesifazane abasesikhathini – ngokwesiko lamaHindu – abesifazane abasesikhathini babhekwa njengabangcolile. Ngokwesiko abesifazane nabo babengavunyelwe ukuhlala e-jhunda njengoba uHanuman wayengashadile, kodwa ezinsukwini zanamuhla eThekwini abesifazane abaningi bayayithathela le mithandazo. EThekwini kunemindeni eminingi yamaHindu enejhunda egxunyekwe egcekeni labo. Ishintshwa njalo ngonyaka phakathi komkhuleko noma umkhosi wejhunda.
Yoveshnie Pillay