NY Guyanese Hindus Concluded Fasting in 2025 Festival CelebrationDear Editor,Guyanese Hindus in New York and around the USA ended the holy period of fasting for Navratri with the celebration of Vijay Dashmi (victory to the lord) on Wednesday with some planning to celebrate Dussehra (burning the effigy of the demonic king Ravan who governed parts of India thousands of years ago). The fasting practice in Guyana has continued in USA among Hindus with some fasting for weeks or on selective days as prescribed in the scripture. Guyanese have helped to institutionalise Hindu and Islamic festivals in parts of America, Canada, UK, the Caribbean, and Holland and France. The festival began on evening of September 22 and concluded on September 30 and extended into Dashmi October 1. But during Navratri, Hindus focus on worshipping the Goddesses Durga and her two feminine Lakshmi and Saraswati.