THE Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha, Essequibo Praant held a grand motorcade last Sunday night in the town of Anna Regina. The motorcade which is an annual activity to light up the township days before Deepavali (Diwali) began from the Affiance Mandir in the south and travelled along the public road to the Anna Regina Community centre ground where a grand cultural show took place.

The Diwali motorcade procession at Cullen Mandir on the Essequibo Coast

Mandirs that took part in the motorcade were from Golden Fleece, Adventure, Airy Hall, Reliance, Cotton Field, Cullen and Bush Lot Youth Group. Vehicles from all the Mandirs were with thousands of lights as they travelled on the dark public road to Anna Regina.

As the motorcade passed through villages, residents came out in large numbers on the public road to view the procession of devotees in their various heavily decorated vehicles.

The first prize of $60,000 was won by the Reliance Mandir who according to the judges has the best illuminated vehicles, discipline, dress and music while on the motorcade second prize of $50,000 was won by the Airy Hall Mandir while the Third prize of $40,000 was won by Golden Fleece Vishwaa Jhoti Mandir. The Fourth prize of $30,000 went to Adventure Mandir and Cullen grasped the fifth prize of $25,000.