RANGPUR, July 15, 2018 (BSS) – The Sanaton community began celebrations of
the nine-day Shree Shree Jagannathdeb’s ‘Ratha Yatra’, one of their religious
festivals, with due religious fervour and festivity here on Saturday
afternoon.
The divisional unit of International Society for Krishna Consciousness
(ISKCON), Bangladesh jointly with Shree Shree Radhagopinath Zeu Mandir and
other religious organisations chalked out elaborate programmes to celebrate
the festivity.
The nine-day programmes include ‘Ratha Yatra’, ‘Agnihotro Jaggya’,
‘Sangkirton, discussion on Jagannathdeb’s ‘Leela Mahattya’, prayers,
‘Mohaharinam Sangkirton’, Shree Shree Jagannathdeb’s ‘Raj Bhog’,
‘Bhagabotiyo’ discussions, ‘Ulto Ratha Yatra’ and cultural functions.
The nine-day (from July 14 to 22) celebrations will conclude through
pulling rope of the ‘Ulto Ratha’ of the Shree Shree Jagannathdeb’s ‘Ratha
Yatra’ on July 22 next.
On the first day, thousands of the Hindu devotees participated in the
‘Ratha Yatra’ from ‘Paul Para Madan Mohan Mandir’ to ‘Dharmoshava Mandir’
here to begin the nine-day celebrations amid huge festivities.
In the beginning of the ‘Ratha Yatra’, Senior Vice-president of ISKCON,
Bangladesh and Principal of Taraganj Shree Shree Radha Madanmohan Zeu Mandir
Shreemot Bhaktipriyo Godadhar Goswami Moharaj Brahmachari presided over a
discussion.
Additional Deputy Inspector General for Rangpur Range Md Abdul Mazid
addressed the discussion as the chief guest.
Additional Police Super Maruf Hasan, Officer-in-Charge of Kotwali Thana
Babul Mian, General Secretary of city Awami League Tushar Kanti Mandal,
Acting President of district unit of Bangladesh Puja Udjapon Parishad Ajoy
Prasad Babon and its General Secretary Dhiman Bhattacharya, addressed as
special guests.
The speakers said Bangladesh has set up a dazzling example of peace and
communal harmony and people of all faiths are living friendly on this soil
and working unitedly for advancing the nation toward peace, prosperity and
progress.
The chief guest said Bangladesh is a land of peace and communal harmony and
no communal force could destroy it.
He called upon the common people irrespective of caste, creed and religion
to work shoulder-to-shoulder for speeding up national progress to build a
developed Bangladesh by 2041.