South African cricketer Keshav Maharaj, who captains Durban Super Giants (DSG), in SA 20, visited the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya to hunt blessings from the god forward of the two-month lengthy event. Hailed as Ram Bhakt within the crickting circles, Maharaj is the primary hindu-born cricket in Proteas group. Maharaj cherises his journeys to India as he will get to go to among the spiritual factors that are of big significance in hindu faith.
In October and November 2023, when South Africa have been in India to play the Crcket World Cup, Maharaj went to Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple. He had shared the pics from this journey as properly.
Check Maharaj’s Ram Mandir picture beneath:
It has grow to be a norm today that at any time when Maharaj begins a brand new spell or involves bat within the center, the DJ on the stadiums performs ‘Jai Shri Ram’ music from the movie Adipurush. In 2023, when India have been on tour of South Africa, KL Rahul has enquired the identical with Maharaj when the South Africa got here in to bat and was marking his guard. Rahul had requested from behind the stumps: “They play this song every time you come.” Maharaj had mentioned ‘Yeah, they do’.
Maharaj had as soon as spoken about his religion in Lord Ram, saying that he has given him perspective and steering all through his profession and life. “I am a staunch devotee of Lord Hanuman and Lord Ram. So it’s the least I can do to say thank you and get me in my zone and make me focused through hearing ‘Ram Siya Ram’ play in the background. So I sent the request through to the DJ and I am very fortunate that he could play the song for me when I entered,” mentioned Maharaj.
Interestingly, Maharaj was ignored by all ten groups in IPL 2024 public sale and he went unsold. But he’s coaching with Super Giants franchise. He captains the Durban group of the identical franchise in SA. Â
All about Keshav Maharaj’s hindu origin
Maharaj is a cricketer of Indian origin. His forefathers had come from Uttar Pradesh in India to South Africa in 1874. Keshav’s father Athmanand Maharaj, in an interview to Mumbai Mirror, had mentioned that on September 1, 1874 his nice nice grandfather arrived in Durban from Sultanpure in UP. “That was the time when the Indian people used to come across to South Africa in search of work. The opportunities that were presented here were many. South Africa was looking for skilled labourers and the Indians, with their experience in farming and other sectors, contributed to the South African development,” mentioned elder Maharaj.
Maharaj is married to Lerisha
Keshav Maharaj married hs long-time girlfriend Lerisha Munsamy in April 2022. Like Maharaj, Lerisha’s roots are additionally in India as she additionally hails from UP. Lerisha is a Kathak dancer and it was her dance efficiency that helped her impress her in-laws. The couple met by way of mututal buddies and earlier than they knew it, they turned lovers.
