{"id":117616,"date":"2026-03-27T09:01:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T08:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=117616"},"modified":"2026-03-27T09:01:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T08:01:28","slug":"faith-in-unity-reflections-from-a-historic-day-at-canterbury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=117616","title":{"rendered":"Faith in Unity: Reflections from a Historic Day at Canterbury"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"cmsmasters_img_wrap\">\n  <a\n    class=\"cmsmasters_img_link\"\n    rel=\"ilightbox[cmsmasters_open_post_img_69c5fe5e08749]\"\n    title=\"Faith in Unity: Reflections from a Historic Day at Canterbury\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/www.krishnatemple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Cover-Canterbury.jpg\"\n  ><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\"\n      decoding=\"async\"\n      title=\"Cover Canterbury\"\n      alt=\"Faith in Unity: Reflections from a Historic Day at Canterbury\"\n      class=\"wp-post-image\"\n      src=\"https:\/\/www.krishnatemple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Cover-Canterbury-860x575.jpg\"\n      height=\"575\"\n      width=\"860\"\n    \/><br \/>\n  <\/a><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_post_content entry-content\">\n<div>\n<p>\n      On 25 March 2026, a historic milestone was reached when, for the first<br \/>\n      time in the 1,400-year history of the role of the Archbishop of<br \/>\n      Canterbury, a woman was installed.\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n      Dame Sarah Mullally formally took her seat on the Chair of St Augustine at<br \/>\n      Canterbury Cathedral before an audience of around 2,000 distinguished<br \/>\n      guests, including Prince William, Catherine, Princess of Wales, and Prime<br \/>\n      Minister Keir Starmer.\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n      Her Grace Visakha Dasi, Temple President, was invited to attend as part of<br \/>\n      a multi-faith presence in the Cathedral: \u201cRepresenting Bhaktivedanta Manor<br \/>\n      at this momentous occasion, I was deeply struck by the spirit of<br \/>\n      inclusivity that permeated the ceremony. Religious leaders from a wide<br \/>\n      range of faiths and Christian denominations gathered together, reflecting<br \/>\n      a genuine sense of unity. The celebrations were enriched by vibrant<br \/>\n      elements such as traditional African dance, along with prayers and singing<br \/>\n      in African languages, Urdu, and Spanish.\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n      \u201cThe atmosphere throughout was one of harmony\u2014embracing diversity across<br \/>\n      faiths, cultures, generations, and traditions, while bridging the gap<br \/>\n      between heritage and modernity.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n      <img loading=\"lazy\"\n        sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\"\n        srcset=\"\n          https:\/\/www.krishnatemple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AB-300x181.jpg   300w,\n          https:\/\/www.krishnatemple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AB-1024x616.jpg 1024w,\n          https:\/\/www.krishnatemple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AB-768x462.jpg   768w,\n          https:\/\/www.krishnatemple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AB-580x349.jpg   580w,\n          https:\/\/www.krishnatemple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AB-860x518.jpg   860w,\n          https:\/\/www.krishnatemple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AB.jpg          1090w\n        \"\n        height=\"335\"\n        width=\"555\"\n        alt=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.krishnatemple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AB-300x181.jpg\"\n        class=\"wp-image-29385 aligncenter\"\n        decoding=\"async\"\n      \/>\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n      \u201cI am grateful that Bhaktivedanta Manor, and the Hare Krishna movement<br \/>\n      founded by Srila Prabhupada, were represented at this historic event.<br \/>\n      Inspired by the strong example of inclusivity set on this occasion, I look<br \/>\n      forward to continued cooperation with people of all backgrounds in<br \/>\n      promoting greater God consciousness in a world that greatly needs it\u201d.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n      <img loading=\"lazy\"\n        sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\"\n        srcset=\"\n          https:\/\/www.krishnatemple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mulitifaith-300x172.jpg   300w,\n          https:\/\/www.krishnatemple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mulitifaith-1024x587.jpg 1024w,\n          https:\/\/www.krishnatemple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mulitifaith-768x440.jpg   768w,\n          https:\/\/www.krishnatemple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mulitifaith-580x332.jpg   580w,\n          https:\/\/www.krishnatemple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mulitifaith-860x493.jpg   860w,\n          https:\/\/www.krishnatemple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mulitifaith.jpg          1110w\n        \"\n        height=\"330\"\n        width=\"575\"\n        alt=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.krishnatemple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mulitifaith-300x172.jpg\"\n        class=\"wp-image-29383 aligncenter\"\n        decoding=\"async\"\n      \/>\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_post_cont_info entry-meta\">\n  <span class=\"cmsmasters_post_date\"><br \/>\n    <abbr title=\"March 26, 2026\" class=\"published\">March 26, 2026<\/abbr><br \/>\n    <abbr title=\"March 26, 2026\" class=\"dn date updated\">March 26, 2026<\/abbr><br \/>\n  <\/span><br \/>\n  <span class=\"cmsmasters_post_author\"><br \/>\n    <a\n      rel=\"author\"\n      class=\"vcard author\"\n      title=\"Posts by Radha Mohan\"\n      href=\"https:\/\/www.krishnatemple.com\/author\/radha-mohankrishnatemple-com\/\"\n    ><br \/>\n      <span class=\"fn\">Radha Mohan<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/a><br \/>\n  <\/span>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\"\n      decoding=\"async\"\n      title=\"Cover Canterbury\"\n      alt=\"Faith in Unity: Reflections from a Historic Day at Canterbury\"\n      class=\"wp-post-image\"\n      src=\"https:\/\/www.krishnatemple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Cover-Canterbury-860x575.jpg\"\n      height=\"575\"\n      width=\"860\"\n    \/>On 25 March 2026, a historic milestone was reached when, for the first time in the 1,400-year history of the role of the Archbishop of Canterbury, a woman was installed. Dame Sarah Mullally formally took her seat on the Chair of St Augustine at Canterbury Cathedral before an audience of around 2,000 distinguished guests, including<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-117616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-testing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=117616"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117616\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":117617,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117616\/revisions\/117617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=117616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=117616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=117616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}