MANOJ SINHA
Ramgarh, January 14: Under the auspices of the Punjabi Hindu Biradari, Sanjhi Lohri was celebrated with great enthusiasm on the premises of Mata Vaishno Devi temple late on Saturday evening.
The ritual was started by fraternity president Surat Chandra Vasudev and general secretary Mahesh Marwah by traditionally worshipping Lord Agni by burning wood.
After this, hundreds of men, women and children worshipped Lord Agni by putting black sesame seeds, bangles, peanuts, etc., in the Lohri fire. The Sanjhi Lohri celebrations organised on this occasion were attended by Punjabi families from the entire Ramgarh district.
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Addressing the function, General Secretary of Punjabi Hindu Biradari Mahesh Marwah said that Sanjhi Lohri means collective Lohri, an ancient Punjab festival.
He said that about 25 years ago, the Lohri festival was celebrated separately by the families of the members of the fraternity. It was observed in homes, so it was impossible to reach every home to congratulate the people who received happiness. That is why the Punjabi Hindu community started Sanjhi Lohri 25 years ago, he added.
Idol of Lord Shri Ram Lalla
Meanwhile, General Secretary of Punjabi Hindu Biradari Mahesh Marwah said that on January 22, the idol of Lord Shri Ram Lalla will be consecrated in the newly constructed huge temple in Ayodhya after 500 years. On this occasion, the Punjabi Hindu community and Mata Vaishno Devi Temple Trust have also arranged to organise Deepotsav, Kirtan and Bhandara at Mata Vaishno Devi Temple located at Jhanda Chowk, Ramgarh. Kirtan will take place from 11 am to 2 pm. After this, there will be Bhandara and Deepotsav program at night.
Apart from this, the Pran Pratishtha programme being held in Ayodhya on January 22 will also be telecast live in the temple premises. Punjabi Hindu Biradari President Surat Chandra Vasudev, General Secretary Mahesh Marwah, Manjeet Sahni, Sushil Khosla, Raman Mehra, JK Sharma, Surendra Sobti, Naresh Chandra Marwah, Omkar Malhotra, Rajeev Chaddha, Sanjeev Chaddha, Ved Anand, Vijay Sobti, at the Lohri festival. Apart from members like Balwant Rai Marwah, Pappu Sobti, Ajit Aggarwal, and other prominent city people were present.
