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Lakhipur Family Reverts to Sanatan Hinduism in Hanuman Temple Ceremony
✍️ India Today NE
🗓 30 Sep 2026, 03:47 PM
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A family from Lakhipur, Assam, publicly renounced Christianity and embraced Sanatan Hinduism during a ceremony at the local Hanuman temple.
Lakhipur, a town in Assam's Goalpara district, witnessed a religious ceremony on Saturday in which a local family formally left Christianity and re‑affirmed their commitment to Sanatan Hinduism. The event took place at the town's Hanuman temple, where the family members participated in traditional rites, including a puja and the recitation of Hindu prayers.
According to temple authorities, the family approached the priest weeks earlier, expressing a desire to return to their ancestral faith. The ceremony was attended by village elders, neighbours and a few local officials, all of whom observed the rituals in accordance with customary Hindu practices.
The conversion underscores a broader pattern of religious re‑affiliation observed in parts of northeastern India, where personal, cultural and community factors often influence faith decisions. No official statistics were released, but the temple committee noted that the family’s return was a voluntary act rooted in personal conviction.
The Hanuman temple, a focal point of Hindu worship in Lakhipur, has historically served as a gathering place for community events. The family’s re‑adoption of Sanatan Hinduism was marked by the lighting of oil lamps, offering of flowers to the deity, and the chanting of the Hanuman Chalisa.
Local leaders described the ceremony as a reaffirmation of cultural heritage, emphasizing respect for individual religious choices while highlighting the temple’s role in preserving traditional practices in the region.
According to temple authorities, the family approached the priest weeks earlier, expressing a desire to return to their ancestral faith. The ceremony was attended by village elders, neighbours and a few local officials, all of whom observed the rituals in accordance with customary Hindu practices.
The conversion underscores a broader pattern of religious re‑affiliation observed in parts of northeastern India, where personal, cultural and community factors often influence faith decisions. No official statistics were released, but the temple committee noted that the family’s return was a voluntary act rooted in personal conviction.
The Hanuman temple, a focal point of Hindu worship in Lakhipur, has historically served as a gathering place for community events. The family’s re‑adoption of Sanatan Hinduism was marked by the lighting of oil lamps, offering of flowers to the deity, and the chanting of the Hanuman Chalisa.
Local leaders described the ceremony as a reaffirmation of cultural heritage, emphasizing respect for individual religious choices while highlighting the temple’s role in preserving traditional practices in the region.