Maha Shivratri : Harath Puja Of Kashmiri Pandits Concluded

Maha Shivratri: Harath puja of Kashmiri Pandits concluded with prayers of prosperity and peace in Jammu and Kashmir and wishes of Return of Kashmir Pandits back to Valley.

The harath puja started by the Kashmiri Pandits on Shivratri festival was completed in the early hours of Saturday. Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati were worshiped continuously for three nights.

In the morning, Kashmiri Pandits at their place of worship made an offering to God and wished for the prosperity of Jammu and Kashmir.

At the same time, took out walnuts in the form of prasad soaked in the pot and now distributed it among the devotees.

The order of sharing this prasad will last for the next one month. On Saturday afternoon, Kashmiri Pandits will find the river, canal ghats, and flow flowers offered to Lord Shiva there.

In Kashmiri Pandits, harath puja is like a festival. It was Shri Ganesh on 10 March evening. Kashmiri Pandits had installed idols of Bhairon and other deities besides Lord Shiva, Parvati in their homes.

Maha Shivratri: The program of worship of Lord Shiva continued from five in the evening till three in the morning. In the end, enjoyment is offered to God.

The festival of Shivaratri is very special among Kashmiri Pandits. Its preparations begin about ten days in advance.

Some days of the initial cleaning of the houses goes on and then one day the clothes of the house are washed and the whole house is cleaned.

After that, the girls come to their maiden and take a bath. At the same time, parents definitely give something to their daughter as a gift.

Cleanliness, all preparations are completed a day before Shivaratri. Shaadi Lal Pandita told that earlier Kashmiri Pandits used to celebrate this festival in the valley.

But now they are displaced but there is every hope that Lord Shiva will be pleased and Kashmiri Pandits will definitely return to the valley.

Shiv Khori Yatra 2021: Two and a half lakh devotees visited Shivkhodi in three days.

During the Mahashivaratri fair at Shivkhodi, a historical and religious place, two and a half lakh devotees visited Bhole Baba in three days.

During this time a lot of enthusiasm was seen among the devotees. On the last day of the three-day fair, regional devotees arrived in large numbers.

During this time, he also did a lot of shopping in the market. However, due to rain on the third day of the fair, only five thousand devotees had darshan from morning till three in the day.

Thousands of devotees visited Bhole Baba after the rain stopped. According to Shivkhodi Mela officer Lekhraj and Shrine Board Manager and Naib Tehsildar Ransu Ashok Kumar.

The number of devotees who reached the three-day Shivratri fair this time has been equally as compared to last year.