Excelsior Correspondent
POONCH, Mar 16: Hundreds of devotees from Mendhar, Surankote, Mandi, Poonch, Rajouri and parts of Jammu thronged Ram Kund Mandir during two day fair (Mela) which concluded here today.
This fair is organized every year on ‘Chetar Choudas’ and a large number of devotees participate in it with great religious fervour and enthusiasm. The district and local sub-divisional level administration had made elaborate arrangements for the smooth conduct of this historic Mela.
Management Committee of the temple led by its chairman, Sonu Sharma orgaised the affair, under the over all supervision of head priest of the Temple. The devotees had holy bath in the Ram ‘Kund’ (pool of water) and offered special prayers during this three day festival/ fair.
The local administration said that more than 30,000 devotees visited the shrine during two days. Many ‘Sadhus’ from various parts of the State also had holy dip in the ‘Ram Kund’ and offered special prayers.
A traditional ‘Charri Yatra’ is taken out from Hanuman Temple, Mendhar to the Ram Kund Mandir on first day to declare open the Mela. A large number of devotees participate in this Yatra.
SDM Mendhar Rahual Yadav, SDPO Mendhar, Rayaz Tantary, Naib Tehasildar Mankote Mohd Kabir Khan, SHO Mendhar Mohd Amin, Ex Sarpanch Devinder Kumar Tandon, Roshan Sharma, Nishu Gupta, Ranjeet Sharma and many other prominent persons of the area also participated in the fair.
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