Excelsior Correspondent
POONCH, Mar 31: Hundreds of devotees from Mendhar, Surankote, Mandi, Poonch, Rajouri and parts of Jammu thronged Ram Kund Mandir during two-day fair (Mela) which concluded at Mendhar today.
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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, Mahant Sita Ram Das organised 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 fair.
A management commitee member said that thousands of devotees visited the shrine during two days. Many ‘Sadhus’ from various parts of the UT also had holy dip in the ‘Ram Kund’ and offered special prayers.
A traditional ‘Charri Yatra’ was 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.
Vivek Gupta DIG Rajouri- Poonch Range, SDM Mendhar Dr Sahil Jandyal, Gourav Sharma Tehsildar Mendhar, Manzoor Kohli SHO, Mukesh Singh Naib Tehsildar and others including Ranjeet Sharma- VHP president, Balram Sharma- president Hindu Sanatan Sabha, Sonu Sharma- president Bajrang Dal and many other prominent persons of the area also participated in the fair.
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