Excelsior Correspondent
REASI, Sept 30: As a part of ongoing Navratra Festival an impressive Shobha Yatra cum Cultural Procession was taken out today at Katra.
On this ocassion, Chief Engineer JPDCL Sandeep Seth flagged off a Shobha Yatra as part of the traditional Chaitra Navaratri celebrations.
A large number of devotees enthusiastically participated in the flagging off ceremony to invoke the blessings of Mata Vaishno Devi besides a substantial number of devotees were present in the group.
Speaking on the occasion, Sandeep Seth said that such events provide a common platform to the people for interacting with each other and share their culture and ideas to strengthen bonds of brotherhood and communal harmony.
Later, the Chief Engineer also witnessed “All India Devotional Songs Competition”- the major events of the festival.
Speaking on the ocassion, Seth congratulated the organisers for encouraging the budding singers by providing the platform to them.
On this occasion, Chairman MC Katra Vimal Indu, AD Tourism Ambika Bali and other district officers were also present.