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Satnarayan Maharaj C.M. (also known as Sat Maharaj) (born 1931) is a religious leader in Trinidad and Tobago. He is the Secretary General of the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha, the major Hindu organisation in Trinidad and Tobago. The Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha is the major Hindu organisation in Trinidad and Tobago. It operates 150 mandirs and over 50 schools. It was formed in 1952 when Bhadase Sagan Maraj engineered the merger of the Satanan Dharma Association and the Sanatan Dharma Board of Control. An affiliated group, the Pundits' Parishad, has 200 affiliated pundits. The organisation's headquarters are located in St. Augustine. Under the present Secretary General, Satnarayan Maharaj, the Maha Sabha has modernized all 42 schools and built 5 secondary schools as well as 12 early childhood educational centers. Maharaj has also revived the observance of Phagwa and was instrumental in the creation of the Indian Arrival Day holiday and annual celebrations. The Maha Sabha introduced a Children’s Cultural Festival Baal Vikaas Vihar and the community has been challenged by this leader to enter into the computer age. Recently Scores of schoolchildren participated in the finals of the Baal Vikaas Vihaar festival organised by the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha (SDMS), and held at the SDMS headquarters, Eastern Main Road, St Augustine. ==References== * (【引用サイトリンク】title=Satnarayan Maharaj ) (【引用サイトリンク】title=Baal Vikaas Vihar Festival ) Sat Maharaj: Hindu Civil Rights Leader of Trinidad & Tobago ISBN 978-976-8249-70-8 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Satnarayan Maharaj」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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