Lohri Festival Celebrated With Full Zeal And Enthusiasm At GCW Udhampur
2023-01-12
To mark Lohri Festival which symbolizes the arrival of longer days after the winter solstice, the Department of Music, Heritage Club and SAP Club, Government College for Women (GCW) Udhampur in collaboration with Shikshit Bharat Club on January 12, 2023 celebrated Lohri Festival at college campus.
The entire program begins with offering “Aarg” to the sacred bonfire by Prof. Kewal Kumar, Initiating Principal of the College along with other senior staff members and students of the college.
Prof. Kewal Kumar informed the students that this is one of the first Indian festivals of the new year and is celebrated with great energy and excitement. He said that Lohri is also one of the important festivals for farmers as they rejoice and also hope for good crop.
The performance of traditional Pooja of Goddess Agani along with the worship of God Surya –The sun God by offering them traditional bonfire in the college premises were the main highlights of the event. As mentioned before, Lohri celebration is signified by the lightening of bonfire. Since it widely celebrated in Punjab and JK UT various sweets like Mungfali, Gachak and til were distributed on this occasion.
Convener Heritage club and Shikshit Bharat Club Prof. Yash Paul also invoked that offering food items to the god of fire on this day helps to take away all negativity from life and brings in prosperity. It is also believed that if one walks around the bonfire of Lohri their prayers and concerns will receive an immediate answer and life will be filled with positivity, he added.
The entire programme coordinated by the Dr. Kewal Kumar Covenor SAP Club, Prof Yash Paul, Convenor Heritage Club and Prof. Yash Kumar, Department of Music. The program ended with ceremonial dance performance by the staff and students of the college.
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