Early Times Report
Katra, Oct 7: The nine days Navratra Festival Prabhat Pheri in the holy town of Katra-Vaishnodevi came to conclusion today morning. The event was jointly organized by Department of Tourism J&K Govt. & Shri Mata Vaishnodevi Shrine Board Katra in association with J&K Association Prabhat Pheri beside indirect support from other organizations during Navratra Festival2019 . The function concluded amidst chanting of bhajans & beating of drums at bus stand Katra. Earlier Chief Guest Jitender Gupta Commandant CRPF 6th Battalion in presence of Shiv Kumar Sharma joint secretary J&K sports council & president of Sr. citizen forum Katra cut the ribbon at Bus Stand Katra from where colorful prabhat pheri procession started in which artists from J&K & a large number of locals and devotees participated . Today's attraction was Jhanki of Maa Luxmi, Maa Kaali and Maa Sarswati showcased by Baldev and party. Pilgrims group from Itawa (U.P.) under the leadership of Manish Tiwari joined the prabhat pheri and they chanted the jaikaras of Maa Vaishnodevi and danced to the beats of drum all along the route. Among others present in the procession were Ravi Nag, Babu Ram Dubey, Mubark Singh, Rattan Singh Manhas, Ashwini Katoch, Rakesh Sadhotra, Nitin Sharma, Manoj Sharma, Raj Kumar Mengi, Sham lal, Rameshwar Sharma, Sunder Sharma, Rakesh Sharma President press club katra, Vijay Kumar, Sardari Lal, Rattan Chand, Kapil Dev & others. |