Nine year old walked 11 miles to worship Lord Krishna on Janmashtami

Tuesday 11th September 2018 13:16 EDT
 

On the auspicious occasion of Janmashtami, nine year old Aryan, son of proud parents Rakesh and Mayuri Patel, walked 11 miles to pray to Lord Krishna at the Watford Temple. The little boy took five hours to reach the temple, without any breaks in between. When Asian Voice asked how such a young kid found motivation for the walk, his mother Mayuri said, β€œI had actually taken a resolution to walk to the Watford temple from our home, and had chosen Janmashtami as the appropriate day to do so. My brother from Borsad, Gujarat, Maheshbhai Revabhai Patel is currently in London. At the age of 52, he has trouble in his legs. However, he is always keen to participate in such pilgrim walks. Watching him, Aryan too began to insist on joining us. We tried to convince him that the distance is too long and too difficult for him to cover, but to no avail.”

She added, β€œAt the end, all of us began our walk at five in the morning of September 3 and reached the temple at 8.45 am.” Mayuri said that nowhere along the walk did they stop to rest even once. Seeing Aryan's determination and enthusiasm, temple head Rameshbhai was impressed and gifted him his blessings, prasad and a photo of Lord Krishna. Student of the fifth grade, Aryan has a strong belief in God and the divine strength. A regular visitor of the Neasden temple, he knows the Hanuman Chalisa by heart.


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