A large number of devotees thronged at the venue of Jhanda Fair on Sunday. While most of the devotees came from far flung areas of Punjab, Haryana, UP, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh, they returned after the hoisting of holy flag mast and Nagar Parikrama, the local people have now started visiting the fair in large numbers.
Many Doonites preferred to visit the famous Jhanda Fair on Sunday. The devotees could be seen bowing before the holy flag mast ‘Jhanda ji’ and offering prayers at sanctum sanctorum of the Udasin sect. Co-coordinator of Shri Darbar Sahib Vishnu Kumar Nautiyal, informed that the festival highlights faith and peaceful multicultural co-existence. “Just like every year, there is a lot enthusiasm being shown by the Doonites in the Mela”, he said.
He said that all the necessary arrangements have been done in order to facilitate and help the people coming to the Fair by the Mela Management Committee. The fair which is celebrated to commemorate the birthday and arrival of Guru Ram Rai at Doon valley in the year 1676 and it witnesses arrival of lakhs of devotees during the 15-day long period.