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Hindu Group did not Chant ‘Hare Krishna, Hare Ram’ in Front of Lucknow’s Cathedral Church

December 26, 2024240
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A video circulating on social media shows people joyfully chanting “Hare Krishna, Hare Ram.” The video is accompanied by claims that Hindutva activists were chanting these mantras in front of the Cathedral Church in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, with the intent to disrupt Christian prayers and celebrations.

Darab Farooqui stated, ‘This video is supposedly from Lucknow and is quite embarrassing to see.A mob of Hindus gathered close to Hazrat ganj cathedral to disrupt the Christmas festivities by singing loudly and creating a disturbance. This insecure display of faith is fraught with inferiority complex. This is too cheap and uncivil to even watch.’

TRT world claimed, ‘A group of Hindus chanted “Hare Ram, Hare Krishna” (Hail Lord Ram, Hail Lord Krishna) near St Josephs Cathedral in Hazratganj, Lucknow, India, on December 25, to disrupt Christmas celebrations.’

Communist Siddharth said, ’Nothing much, just a mob of Hindus disrupting the Christmas festivities in front of a cathedral. Inferiority complex is at the root of Hindu nationalist movement in India.’Besides this, Mrs G, Nigar Parveen, and NBT Hindi shared the claims.

Besides this, Sadaf Afreen, Kavish Aziz,  Karishma Aziz, Surendra Rajput, The Red Mike, Mrs G, Nigar Parveen, and NBT Hindi shared the claims.

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Fact Check

During our investigation of the viral video, we found a report published on the ‘UP Tak‘ website. According to this report, UP Tak’s reporter Ashish Srivastava conducted an on-ground inquiry. He stated that the ISKCON kirtan group, which was seen chanting “Hare Rama-Hare Krishna” with drums and cymbals, was approximately 100 meters away from the Cathedral Church. When they spoke to a security guard of a nearby showroom, he confirmed that the chants were happening outside their showroom, which is about 100 meters from the church.

Upon analyzing the viral video, we observed the location where people were dancing had signs that read “Sindh” and “Raymond.” Across from this location was the “Royal Cafe.” A little further away, there was a large white building with some faintly visible text on it.

Using Google Maps, we confirmed that the location where the celebration took place is indeed in front of Royal Cafe. The large white building nearby was identified as the office of the “Divisional Railway Manager.”

Subsequently, we found a separate video showing the Cathedral Church during the Christmas celebration. In this video, a crowd could be seen gathered in front of the church, celebrating Christmas.

Notably, the Cathedral Church is located opposite a shop named “My Fair Travels,” as clearly visible in the video.

To verify the exact distance, we used Google Maps and calculated the distance between the Cathedral Church and Royal Cafe. The two locations are approximately 250 meters apart, separated by a traffic intersection.

Conclusion: The viral claim that the ISKCON group was chanting “Hare Rama-Hare Krishna” directly in front of the Cathedral Church is misleading. The video was filmed about 250 meters away from the church, in front of Royal Cafe.

ClaimA viral video claims that a Hindu group was chanting “Hare Krishna, Hare Ram” in front of the Cathedral Church in Hazratganj, Lucknow, to disrupt Christmas celebrations.
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Fact CheckThe chants took place near Royal Cafe, which is approximately 250-300 meters away from the Cathedral Church. The claim that the chanting occurred directly in front of the church is false.

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