By Tasnim Langry
In an effort to curb the sightings of other-worldly spirits from appearing on Durban's roads, an international organisation hosted a purification prayer on Tuesday.
More than 100 people from various religious denominations arrived outside the Durban City Hall to pray for the "purification" of Durban's roads on Tuesday.
The purification related to prayer by means of cleansing the roads of earthbound spirits lingering after tragic accidents and suicides.
Cleansing the roads of earthbound spirits The prayer was arranged by an international religious organisation based in Frere Road, Glenwood, called Sukyo Mahikari, which was founded by Kotama Okada in Japan 46 years ago.
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They are working in conjunction with the KwaZulu-Natal department of transport. Director for Sukyo Mahikari in South Africa, Glen Nettle, said the organisation existed in more than 100 countries.
"We are devoted to improving the life and circumstances of human beings and all living things through the practice of the art of True Light and by living according to universal principles."
Nettle explained that as much as 80 percent of the problems faced by people in their health and well-being was due to spiritual reasons.
"The practise of the art of True Light removes the accumulation of life-threatening impurities from the body, as well as relieving a person's soul of spiritual impurities, which many have been born with, inherited from ancestors, or gathered in present lifetime."
'It will certainly help the community' Yesterday's prayer focused on violent deaths and earthbound spirits that seem to linger on Durban's roads. Deputy Manager of Road Safety for the KZN Department of Transport, Bonga Mpofu, said his department decided to work with religious groups to promote road safety.
"We have realised that in order to keep our motorists safe we have to work with religious groups because they have clout in the community."
Mpofu said he believed that these cleansing rituals would help rid Durban roads of lurking spirits.
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