Budha Amarnath Yatra from today

Head priest, Swami Vishvatamanand Saraswati ji Maharaj at Shri Budha Amarnath ji shrine at Mandi on Friday. -Excelsior/Harbhajan
Head priest, Swami Vishvatamanand Saraswati ji Maharaj at Shri Budha Amarnath ji shrine at Mandi on Friday. -Excelsior/Harbhajan

Excelsior Correspondent
POONCH, July 28: Shri Budha Amarnath Ji Yatra is commencing on July 29 from Jammu base camp to Mandi town in Poonch where shrine of Lord Shiva is located.
The District Administration Poonch  has made elaborate arrangements in coordination with the Rajouri Administration and Shrine Committee for the smooth and peaceful conduct of annual Yatra.
1008 Swami Vishavatamanand Saraswati Ji Maharaj, the head priest,   today visited Shri Budha Amarnath Chattani Rajpur Mandi and supervised the ongoing preparations for upcoming Yatra and Chari Mubarakh.
The head priest  held meetings with the members of Shri Buddha Amarnath Chattani Management Committee and appreciated the dedicated Committee members who are working day and night with the civil administration to make this Yatra grand success like previous years.
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Speaking at the meeting with Mandir Management Committee Swami Ji  clearly gave the message that anyone creating trouble or law and order problem during  Yatra should not be spared by the Law enforcing agencies.  He  further added that there is peace and harmony at Mandi  and Poonch and there is nothing to worry about anything.
Swami ji lauded the locals of Mandi who always stood and cooperated with Mandir Management Committee. Bhanu Partap advocate, spokesperson Mandir Management Committee Mandi assured swami Ji that with the  coordination and support of administration  and locals of the area from Majority community this Yatra will remain a success.
Prominent among those present in the meeting included Vishwanath Khajuria, Gulshan Kumar advocate, Ravi Bhushan, Raja Misri, Sham Singh, Ramesh Chand,  Anish Misri and BC Sharma. Later, Swamiji also visited Poonch and held meetings with the District Administration and members of Akhara Mandir Committee, Poonch where he took review of the arrangements.
Meanwhile, a meeting got conducted at village Loran along with 25 RR in which all  Ex-Sarpanches, Numberdars,  Chowidars of the Mandi area were  invited  to discuss various issues and also make them aware to do their best with utmost dedication and responsibilities regarding upcoming Shri Budha Amarnath ji Yatra. The members from the majority community assured full cooperation for the peaceful conduct of  this annual Yatra.