Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 30: The 125th birth anniversary (Mahajayanti) of Jagadguru Bhagwaan Gopinathji was celebrated today at the Bhagawaan Gopinathji Ashram, Udaiwala, Bohri, near here with great fervour, gaiety and enthusiasm.
The devotees thronged the Ashram from early morning and rush went swelling steadily and the congregation swelled to thousands by the afternoon. Devotees thronged the Ashram throughout the day to pay obeisance at the feet of the Master. The Ashram at Bohri is a Sidh-Peeth for the devotees. The prayers of the devotees are answered; their spiritual and mundane concerns get fulfilled, a Ashram handout said.
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The programme started with Paduka Poojan at 8:30 a.m, that is worshipping a symbolic Paduka (a wooden Kharavoon) of Bhagwaan Ji. Then hundreds of Sadhus were fed, and given Dakshina (cash offerings). The same has been the practice during Bhagawaanji’s life-time.
Devotional songs and music followed, and continued till late in the evening. The evening Aarti concluded at 7:15 p.m. There was an intense activity throughout the day. Thousands of devotees partook of the prasad. The function passed off peacefully, thanks to the orderly behaviour of the devotees and the presence of police personnel at the premises.
The Ashram complimented Jammu Municipal Corporation, Police Department, Traffic Police and Power Development for the services they rendered on this occasion.
The 125th Mahajayanti was also celebrated at Ashrams at Kharyar, Srinagar, Kashmir, Greater Kailash-I, Pamposh Enclave, New Delhi, Hastsal Village, Vikaspuri, New Delhi, S.No. 14/5, Nande Balewadi road, Nande, Pune, Maharashtra, Devangondi Hosahalli, White Field, Bengalure, Hyderabad.
The Mahajaynti was simultaneously celebrated at Amritsar, Chandigarh, Jallandhar, Jaipur, Kandivilli, Mumbai, Chambur, Mumbai, and also at various other Satsang Mandals spread across the country and abroad.