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00:00What's your name and where are you from?
00:01Hi, I'm Avi. I'm from Singapore.
00:03Okay, so Avi, how excited are you for this Mahakumar?
00:06Super excited. I've known about this for a long, long time.
00:10There's only one Mahakumar every 144 years,
00:12so I'm very, very grateful to be here.
00:22What's your name and where are you from?
00:24Hi, I'm Lisa Narine and I'm from Guyana.
00:27So, how excited are you for this Mahakumar?
00:31Very. I'm very excited and very honored to be here.
00:34Honestly, I feel blessed to be here, to be able to attend
00:37and be a part of this beautiful, beautiful festival, yes.
00:41So, what do you think about this Mahakumar?
00:43How it should be or when you will visit around the Mahakumar?
00:47So, what will be on your mind?
00:49I think front and center would be the divine
00:53and I know that it would bring so much peace
00:56and I can't, honestly, I can't wait to share it with my family,
00:59share this experience with my family, with my country and with the world
01:02because I know that this will be a very cleansing,
01:05a very good way to get in touch with, you know, myself
01:10and with my, with Hinduism and, you know, yeah.
01:18Please come together.
01:26Namaste.
01:29Namaste. What's your name and where are you from?
01:31My name is Dinesh Prasad. I'm from Georgetown, Guyana.
01:34Okay. So, how excited are you for this Mahakumar?
01:37I'm very thankful.
01:39I have really mixed emotions right now, you know, goosebumps.
01:42It is something I've been looking forward to all my life, visiting India.
01:46My forefathers left the shores 187 years ago
01:50and me returning back here is a dream come true
01:53and I want to thank the Prime Minister of India,
01:58the Government of India and the High Commission of India to my country, Guyana,
02:02for giving me this opportunity, me and my colleagues,
02:05the opportunity to be here, to connect with our motherland, Jai Hind.
02:10So, do you have any plans? What will you do in this Mahakumar?
02:13Well, I have to go into the Ganges River, the most sacred and holy river and water.
02:18I am looking forward to go into that river for a bath.
02:23Yes, yes, I want to go into the river for a dip.
02:27I'm looking forward to it. Jai Hind.
02:43What's your name and where are you from?
02:45Hi, good evening. I'm Norman Gobin from Guyana, all the way from Guyana, South America.
02:50Okay, so how excited are you to visit this Mahakumar?
02:53I am very excited. I know it is an auspicious occasion.
02:58I know it happens very rarely and it's my first time going to it.
03:03It will be my first time going to it. It's my first time in India
03:07and from the moment I got here I felt a deep sense of connection.
03:11I felt very privileged to be a part of this entire experience
03:16and I can't wait to see what it has in store for me.
03:19Yes, thank you so much.
03:24Okay, you take.
03:25What's your name and where are you from?
03:27Okay, I'm Salil Azeb. I'm coming from UAE and I'm super excited to be here today.
03:33First time to hear about the whole festival. It's the biggest religious festival in the whole world.
03:38I'm so excited to show it to the Middle East, what's happening, how many people are gathering
03:44and what's the rituals and everything about it.
03:47The main thing is, do you have any plans, free plans, like what you will do in this Mahakumar?
03:52I'm going to watch first and then I'm going to join them, hopefully, with everything that's happening.
03:58So, I'm looking forward to it.
04:01Thank you so much.
04:09How are you?
04:11What's your name and where are you from?
04:12Hi, I am Suvir Ramsuk from Trinidad and Tobago.
04:16So, how excited you are for this Mahakumar?
04:18Well, honestly, excitement is just the beginning word to describe.
04:22You know, knowing that I'm a Hindu, where I come from, knowing that if my grandmother was still alive,
04:27she would appreciate what I'm able to accomplish here today.
04:30This gift that God has given me, this opportunity is once in a lifetime.
04:34And the fact that it's happening right now and I'm here in India, I'm so privileged
04:39and Bhagwan has blessed me with this opportunity and I'm so happy to be here.
04:43Do you have any plans? What will you do in this Mahakumar?
04:45I think my plans, it's really and truly to stay one place and understand my purpose here
04:52and understand the opportunity that has been given to me.
04:55To understand that my purpose here on earth isn't just for...