Jammu 16th August :- Shree Lakshmi Narayan Mandir Management Trust Gandhi Nagar organized a grand celebrations of “Shree Krishan Janamashtami” starting with Shree Ganesh and Nav Greh Pooja followed by a colourful Rath Yatra carrying the idols of Lord Krishna in a well decorated ‘Rath’ which started from Shree Lakshmi Narayan Mandir Gandhi Nagar accompanied by besides, large number of devotees, especially the students and staff of various educational institutions including Dogra Higher Secondary School Shastri Nagar and Shastri Shiksha Kendra School Gandhi Nagar Jammu, members and special invitees of the Trust led by Th. Gulchain Singh Charak (Former Minister) and President of the Trust.
The Shobha Yatra passed through various temples including Shree Mahadev Mandir Gandhi Nagar, Dhudha Dhari Mandir, Shri Durga Mandir and then Gole Market Gandhi Nagar etc. Enroute various organizations had arranged water, cold drinks and other items as parshad for the yatris. Then the Yatra culminated at the main complex of Shree Lakshmi Narayan Mandir. Vikram Randhawa M L A Bhau was the Guest of Honour in Puja and Yatra.Proper arrangements had been made in such a manner that there is minimum scope of crowding at particular time for organising different programmes. The temple complex was profusely decorated befitting the pious occassion. Main attraction of the function was beautiful ‘SELFIE POINT’ where large number of Devotees were seen taking Selfies.
S.C Rekhi Genl. Secretary of the Trust thanked Trustees and Special Invitees and all staff members with whose efforts such a wonderful event could be organized successfully. Then at 12.O clock Maha-Arti was organised and parshad was distributed among devotees present at the time of Lord Krishna’s birth.