Okuqukethwe
- Umsuka weGhat
- Inhloso yeGhat
- Indlela esebenza ngayo iGhat
- Indlela ebukeka ngayo iGhat
Umsuka weGhat
ITheku licebile ngezindawo zezenkolo eziwuphawu zosiko ngalunye linakho nokuthi yini esho ukubaluleka kwemikhuba nezinkolelo ezihlukile. ISivanandan Ghat iwuphawu, iyindawo yomphakathi ngemuva kokulothisa etholakala eduze noMngeni River, eduze kwaseClare Estate Hindu Crematorium. Kwakuyindalo eyenziwa ngemuva kweDivine Life Society of South Africa. Ekwenzeni iGhat Project, umphakathi kwadingeka uhambisane nemithetho eminingi yokuhlela idolobha kanye nemvelo, nokho indawo eyayidingeka kakhulu yaba yimpumelelo. Ukushiswa kwesidumbu kuwumkhuba wokushisa isidumbu ngemva kokufa esikhundleni sokungcwatshwa ngokuvamile kwenziwa amaHindu manje sekuyenzeka nakwamanye amasiko.
Inhloso yeGhat
Ngokujwayelekile emva kokushiswa komlotha waphonswa olwandle ebhishi eThekwini noma emifuleni. IGhat iyindlela enokuthula. Inikezwa indawo ephephile nehloniphekile yokulahla umlotha wazo zonke izinhlanga. Kuyamangaza ukuthi isetshenziswa ngamaKristu kanye nama-Afrika, umbono omkhulu wamasiko ahlukahlukene kodwa owahlanganisayo eThekwini.
Indlela youkusebenza yeGhat
Kukhona iGanga Fountain onezindishi ezimbili. Umthombo weGanga wakhiwe ngamanzi avela eMfuleni iGanges, onekhono elimangalisayo lokuzihlanza. Umlotha kamufi ube usufakwa kwesinye sezitsha kwezimbili. Umlotha ube usuthuthwa ngepayipi elixhuma kuMngeni River. Ngenkathi umlotha ufakwa esitsheni amalungu omndeni athela amanzi eGanga endishini futhi ahlabelele amazwi, ebiza uNkulunkulu ngenkathi ehamba emanzini izikhathi eziyisishiyagalombili. AmaHindu akholelwa ukuthi izinombolo ezilinganayo ziyinhlanhla. Abantu abangamaKristu baphinde bathele amanzi eGanga endishini kuyilapho becula amavesi eBhayibheli. Okuhle ngeGhat ukuthi inikeza imiphefumulo engasekho umusa weGanga, amanzi ayo angcwele athululelwa emgodini futhi okwesibili uMngeni River nawo uyahlanzwa futhi ungcweliswe ngamanzi aseGanga. Abazinikele eGhat babe sebephakela abampofu. Ngemva kwalokho njalo ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga kwenziwa umkhuleko we-All Souls Day kukhunjulwa abashonile lapho kubizwa khona amagama abo.

Indlela ebukeka ngayo iGhat
IGhat yenziwe ngamahholo aqanjwe ngabasunguli be-Divine Life Society, i-Swami Sivananda Hall kanye neVishwananda Hall. I-Swami yasinikezwa oyinhloko ngokomoya noma inkosi. Ngaphandle kokuba indawo yokungcwaba futhi iyisikhungo samasiko. Kukhona imibukiso yezinyoni, izimbali, imvelo nezilwane ezihambisana namazwi akhuthazayo amaSwamis. Kuzithixo ezingcwele zazo zonke izinhlobo zobuNkulunkulu okufaka phakathi noJesu Kristu. Kunezindawo ezimbili ezingcwele zeGanga Mata ezibekwe phezu komthombo weGanga okhafula amanzi kanye nezitsha zamanzi ezimbili. Yindawo enhle futhi enokuthula edonsa izivakashi eThekwini.
Ibhalwe uYoveshine Pillay