The pious ‘Mahashivaratri’ was observed with fervour across Jharkhand on Monday. A large number of tableaux in the Shiv Barat procession captured the attention of denizens. Decked up with varied themes ranging from various incidents of mythology to showcasing other relevant topics, the procession this season yet again gained the appreciation of the city residents.
Adding to the festive colours and spirit, the procession was followed with artists’ van decked up with lights and sounds. Describing the essence of ‘Mahashivaratri’ to the audiences, live skit by artists was performed during the procession. The capital city soaked in the festive fervor saw huge participation of public.
The programme organised by Shiv Barat Organising Committee (SBOC) under the aegis of different umbrella organisations began from 1 PM onwards. The Shiv Barat reached Vishwanath Temple situated at Piska More after visiting several places of the state capital amidst tight security arrangements.
The Barat started its journey from Pahari Temple at 2 pm and covered various places of the city like Main Road, Bano Manjil Road, JJ Road, Upper Bazar, Jain Mandir Road, Shahid Chowk and finally reached its destination Mahavir Mandir Chowk, Ratu Road via Krishna Yadav Chowk, where Shiv-Parvati marriage was solemnized leaving the leisure buffs, devotees spellbound.
Besides, the annual affair that involves the participation of different organisations that marks several cultural events in and around the city, long queue was seen around the temples across the State Capital. Pahari Temple – one of the prominent destinations here saw a huge number of devotees on the auspicious day.
According to a member of Pahari Mandir Vikas Samiti – the nodal maintenance and managing committee, the shrine was opened around 4 AM for carrying out the rituals there. “More than one lakh devotees visited the holy place. The committee successfully managed the affair in coordination with the district administration. Till late evening, visitors were allowed to carry out the rituals.
No untoward incident was reported. Voluntarily several organisations lend their support for this mega affair and made the event, a success,” said, PRO – Pahari Mandir Vikash Samiti, Mukesh Agarwal.