Ramakrishna Centre of South Africa, Durban, South Africa and its sub-centre, Ramakrishna Centre of South Africa, Chatsworth – A sub-centre of Durban, South Africa centre, organised special distribution programmes for Deepavali on Sunday, 25 October 2026, for indigent people.
A total of 465 hampers and 1,100 plates of cooked food were distributed. The hampers were distributed to 465 families in the Durban and Chatsworth areas. The items distributed were as follows:
| Item | Quantity | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Cooking oil | 760 | litres |
| Rice | 930 | kg |
| Pulses | 1,635 | kg |
| Sugar | 465 | kg |
| Cake flour | 615 | kg |
| Chilli bite mix | 154 | kg |
| Mealie meal | 150 | kg |
| Porridge | 465 | kg |
| Pasta | 75 | kg |
| Instant soup sachets | 300 | sachets |
| Salt | 315 | kg |
| Masala | 37.5 | kg |
| Canned beans | 315 | cans |
| Canned fish | 315 | cans |
| Jam | 315 | cans |
| Margarine | 150 | units |
| Peanut butter | 150 | units |
| Biscuits | 300 | packets |
| Tea bags | 46,500 | sachets |
| Milk | 615 | litres |
| Laundry soap | 465 | units |
| Bath soap | 315 | units |
| Toothpaste | 465 | tubes |
| Candles | 150 | packs of 6 |
| 25-litre bucket with lid | 315 | units |
| Dish | 315 | units |
| Onions | 1,605 | kg |
| Potatoes | 2,955 | kg |
| Tomatoes | 300 | kg |
| Butternut | 150 | kg |
| Cabbage | 150 | kg |
| Carrots | 150 | kg |
| Assorted fruit | 150 | kg |
| Shopping bags | 300 | units |
| Cooked meals | 1,100 | plates |
