Impressive Shobha Yatra taken out on eve of Maha Shivratri

Dharmarth Trust committed to provide state-of-art facilities to devotees: M.K Ajatshatru Singh

JAMMU, February 17: M.K Ajatshatru Singh, Trustee J&K Dharmarth Trust along with his wife Ritu Singh today participated in the Shobha Yatra taken out on the eve of Maha Shivratri at Shree Ranbireshwar Temple, Jammu.

On the occasion, President J&K Dharmarth Trust, Sr Advocate Ajay Gandotra, Secretary Ashok Kumar Sharma (SSP Retd) and Additional Secretary Varinder Singh also accompanied Ajatshatru Singh during the Yatra.

Earlier, Ajatshatru Singh and his wife performed Puja Archana and other rituals at the Ranbireshwar Mandir. 

Interacting with media persons, Ajatshatru Singh greeted the people of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on the auspicious occasion of Maha Shivratri. He said that the celebration of this festival is a valuable part of our glorious cultural heritage symbolizing the values of piety, devotion and brotherhood. He expressed the hope that the celebrations of this auspicious occasion would further strengthen the communal harmony of J&K and also prayed for tranquillity and prosperity in the UT and well being of the people.

Ajatshatru Singh said that the Trust has taken phenomenal steps to face-lift the religious shrines of J&K and is continuously working to provide state of the art facilities to the devotees visiting the temples and shrines in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

The Shobha Yatra was organized by Onkar Sharma (Nandi Ji), President of Shri Ranbireshwar Mandir Welfare Committee (SRMWC) in collaboration with J&K Dharmarth Trust on the eve of Maha Shivratri Festival.

The Shobha Yatra commenced from Shri Ranbireshwar Temple and after passing through all main Bazaars of the old city viz. Indira Chowk, Hari Market, Raghunath Bazaar Chowk , Raghunath Bazar, City Chowk, Old Hospital Road, Purani Mandi, Link Road, Jain Bazaar, Mubarak Mandi, Upper Bazaar, Pacca Danga, Moti Bazaar, Parade Chowk finally culminated again at Shri Ranbireshwar Temple.

People and saints from different areas of the city, participated in the huge procession, which consisted of tableau depicting mythical scenes and events related to the marriage of Bhagwan Shiva with Parvati.

Tight security arrangements were ensured by the UT administration across the city for the smooth conduct of Shobha Yatra. During the procession, various senior police officers also marked their presence to make arrangements robust and incident-free. Besides, the route of the procession was decorated with buntings and flowers at various points while people showered petals as the religious procession passed through the bazaars of Jammu city.