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9-day Ratha Yatra festival begins countywide

Published : Monday, 8 July, 2024 at 12:00 AM  Count : 161
A nine-day Ratha Yatra, the chariot festival of Sri Jagannath Dev, which is one of the major festivals of the Hindu community, began across the country on Sunday amid due religious fervour and festivity.

According to Hindu calendar, the festival begins on Dwitiya Tithi of Shukla Paksha in the month of Aashar. The festival will come to an end with Ulto Ratha Yatra (reverse journey) on July 15.

In observance of the festival, different religious bodies and temple committees have drawn up various programmes including brining out colourful processions.

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) chalked out a nine-day programme in Dhaka, said a press release.

The countrys largest Ratha Yatra procession was brought out on Sunday at Dhamrai in Manikganj district.

The programmes of the festival began in the morning at temples across the country with rendering of Harisangkirtan, holding of Agnihotra Jagna seeking world peace and peoples welfare, recitation of verses from Srimat Bhagabat Geeta, distribution of Mohaprosad, discussion meeting, rendition of padaboli kirtan and Aarati, cultural function, staging of religious drama and screening of religious films.

The programmes of the ISKCON at Swamibag in Dhaka began with holding of Agnihotra Jagna seeking divine blessings for world peace and peoples welfare. A discussion was also held there in the afternoon.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan took part in the discussion as the chief guest with ISKCON, Bangladesh President Satya Ranjan Baroi in the chair.

Awami League Organizing Secretary Sujit Roy Nandi and local lawmaker Sayeed Khokon also spoke on the occasion, among others.

Indian Deputy High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pawan Badhe inaugurated the Ratha Yatra procession at 3:00 PM.

Later, a colorful procession was brought out from Swamibagh temple with carrying images and idols of Sri Jagannath Dev, his brother Sri Balaram and sister Srimati Subhadra on three largely build Rathas (chariots).    â€”BSS



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