The Hindu Federation celebrated Ganesh Visarjan on Saturday, August 29, 2020 at the Alex Robertson

Park in Pickering. The Plan for the event was very extensive, as it had to meet the stringent COVID-19

guidelines established by the Province of Ontario, before it was approved by the City of Pickering.

Participating Hindu Federation member temples included Rameshwar Mandir, Maha Rudra Dev Mandir,

Mississauga Ram Mandir and Sankat Mochan Hanuman Mandir.

Approximately 150 devotees turned out for the celebrations. They were divided into two groups, in

order to comply with the limit of 100 persons for an outdoor event that was established by the Province

of Ontario. Strict protocols were followed with respect to screening, sanitization, the wearing of masks,

and social distancing, as devotees entered the Ceremony area to perform puja. Each group then

proceeded to the lake for the immersion of the murthis.

This event was the success that it was (despite the current pandemic) due to the perseverance of the

participating member temples in meeting the very stringent requirements of the City of Pickering, as

well as the hard work of the many volunteers.