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| Lohri celebrated with traditional fervor, gaiety | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 13: Lohri festival was celebrated with traditional fervor and gaiety in Jammu today.
The people lit bonfire at different places and also exchanged Lohri greetings to each other to maintain the tradition.
Children attired in traditional dresses were seen busy visiting from door to door in their localities to say Lohri greetings and were given pleasantries and gifts in exchange. The entire Jammu city gave a festive look as there was huge rush on shops with people making purchasing of ground nuts, walnuts, rewdi, fruits etc.
In the evening people also lit bonfire in their respective house and performed Lohri celebrations in a traditional way. A special pooja was also performed by them on the occasion.
To celebrate the Lohri a function was also held at Geeta Bhawan Jammu which was attended by a large number of people. Besides, lighting bonfire the gathering danced to the drum beats and also extended greetings to each other.
Likewise the day long Lohri celebrations were held in other parts of the city with people lighting bonfire at different chowks and lanes and extending Lohri greetings to people.
All Jammu and Kashmir Kashyap rajput Sabha celebrated the Lohri on the occasion all the heads from the different units attended the function. President of the Sabha extends reception to Gopal Krishan Sanotra .
Advisor to the Governor, Mr. Khurshid Ahmed Ganai, inaugurated the Lohri Festival with traditional fanfare amid a large gathering of people on the banks of River Tawi, here this evening. The festival marks the beginning of the end of winter season and celebration of arrival of longer days.
Secretary Tourism, Rigzin Samphael, Director Tourism Jammu, Mr. O. P. Baghat, CEO Mansar Tourism Development Authority, Nagendra Jamwal and other senior officers of the Tourism Department were present on the occasion.
In his welcome address, the Advisor urged the Tourism Department to coordinate with tour and travel players of neighbouring states to promote tourism in the Jammu Division, which has a large number of nature spots. He also stressed upon the need to enhance the visibility of leisure resorts like Basohli Lake in Kathua district and other scenic spots of Jammu region to increase the footfall of tourists from states like Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh in the coming summer season. "Since very few people are aware about Basohli Lake, aggressive marketing is required to launch it as an ideal tourist destination," he added. |
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