Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 27: Three-day celebrations in connection with Bhagwan Parshuram Jayanti began today with an impressive Shobha Yatra, Yagya and Bhajan Kirtan by Dogra Brahman Pratinidhi Sabha, Jammu.
The impressive Shobha Yatra was taken out from the Brahman Sabha near Parade Ground. It comprised of tableau from different parts of Jammu region, depicting the role played by different incarnations of God for welfare of humanity .
A large number of people from Brahman community, students and prominent citizens took part in the Shobha Yatra.
After passing through Moti Bazar, Pacca Danga, Chowk Chabutra, Jain Bazar, Link Road, Purani Mandi, City Chowk, Kanak Mandi, Rajinder Bazar, Veer Marg, Raghunath Bazar, Ranbireshwar Mandir, it culminated again at Chanakaya Chowk Brahman Sabha, Parade, Jammu.
Ganga Dhar Shastri, a renowned Saint, along with his followers, was part of the Jhanki of Sidheshwar Dawarka Nath Shastri Ji Maharaj. Impressive Jhankies of Baba Bhair Devta and Mata Mahalakshmi were part of the Shobha Yatra for the first time.
Enroute, the Shobha Yatra was accorded warm reception by the shopkeepers associations and other social organizations. Stalls were arranged at various points and the markets were decorated.
Besides V P Sharma, president of Dogra Brahman Paratinidhi Sabha, the prominent persons who took part in the Shobha Yatra, included, Chander Parkash Ganga (Minister for Industries and Commerce), MP Jugal Kishore Sharma, Rajesh Gupta (MLA Jammu East), Sat Pal Sharma (MLA Jammu West), Ashok Khajuria (MLC), Rajiv Sharma (MLA), Sukhnandan Choudhary (MLA), Dr Manohar Lal Sharma (Ex Minister), Ramesh Arora (MLC and president Arora Sabha), B S Slathia (president JKBA), Naryan Singh, (president of Amar Kashtriya Rajput Sabha), Romesh Gupta (president of Mahajan Sabha), president of Aggarwal Sabha, Sat Pal Sharma (general secretary Shree Sanatan Dharam Natak Samaj) and president Ravi Dass Sabha.
Other, who participated in the Shobha Yatra, included Pt Som Nath Sharma, Satyanand Sharma, Verinder Mohan Magotra, Purshotam Chander Sharma, M L Sharma, Dr Som Dutt Magotra, P P Sharma, Chander Mohan Sharma, Surinder Sharma, J N Sharma, K L Sharma, Mohan Lal Sharma, Nanak Chand Sharma, Sat Pal Sharma, Subash Shastri, Gurdas Sharma, Anuj Sharma, Vijay Sharma, Mahant Har Dut Sharma, Shiv Ram Sharma, Devinder Sharma, Vijay Sharma, D N Pangotra, Advocate Rajesh Thappa, Advocate Shiv Charan Dass, Rajesh Bhadgotra, Kerni, Kali Dass Sharma, Ram Murti, Prem Sharma, Girdhari Lal Sharma, Chander Shekhar, Kuldeep Modi, Nitin Dharmat, Shanti Saroop Barn, Bodh Raj Sharma, Jagdish Dogra, Dev Raj Sharma, Raman Sharma and Ravi Sharma.
Earlier, in the morning, a Yagya was performed in the Brahman Sabha premises and this was followed by a Sahbhoj (community kitchen) wherein Prasad was distributed. Thereafter, a Kirtan was organized in which Sat Pal Raina and Brij Bala presented Bhajans.
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