UDHAMPUR, MAY 31: Thousands of
devotees thronged the one day historic Baba Yugdhar mela here at village Satyalta-
Chenani, which began this morning with the ritual bathing of the
Devta and followed by NavgrahaPoojan and the Aarti of Baba Yug Dev.
District
Development Commissioner Udhampur Ravinder Kumar was the chief guest at the
inaugural function of mela.
The mela is
annually organized by YugdharDevsthan Development Trust Chenani in
collaboration with District Administration. During the mela, thousands of
people attired in traditional and colorful dresses throng the mela site to
offer prayers and seek blessings of their revered deity for peace and
prosperity.
While extending his
greetings to the people, the DC said that such festivals not only signify
religious aspiration and spiritual bliss but act as platform
for people to people contact and sharing of experiences
and joys.
The District
Administration Udhampur had made adequate arrangements of drinking water,
Medicare, electricity, sanitation, transport etc for the devotees. To educate
the people about various state and centrally sponsored government schemes,
different departments had put up their stalls at the mela site.
During the mela,
Students of different schools participated in various
activities. Cultural programs were also presented by the local artists.
People from Satyalta, Tandhar, Nagulta,Dhanas,Gharian, Pattangarh,
Charat, Pakhlai, Malad, Barmeen, Udhampur, Chenani, Ramnagar of Udhampur
District and even from Jammu converge every year to celebrate the Mela and pay
obeisance to Baba Yug Shrine.
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