India, July 14 -- Eggs were hurled at Indians celebrating Rath Yatra in Toronto, Canada, sparking accusations of racism and xenophobia. Instagram user Sangna Bajaj was part of the procession that was singing and chanting devotional songs on the streets of the Canadian city when she noticed eggs being hurled at them from above.

In an Instagram video, she showed broken eggs splattered on the sidewalks. Bajaj said that someone from a nearby building threw eggs at the Rath Yatra participants. If the intention was to stop the procession, it failed. "We were stunned. Hurt. But we didn't stop. Because hate can never overpower faith," said the Toronto-based NRI.

Bajaj acknowledged that this incident - which she attributed to racism - left her f...