Bagerhat Correspondent :
Members of the Hindu community began celebrating one of their major religious festivals, Rath Yatra with due religious and festivity on Sunday.
Thousands of Hindu devotees gathered at the selected places and joined with full enthusiasm the ritual of pulling chariots to celebrate the occasion.
The biggest and the oldest journey of Jagannath Dev in Bagerhat district as well as the 2nd biggest and oldest journey of Jagannath Dev in the country was brought out from Laupala, 14 kilometers away from here on Sunday paraded the area with festive mood.
Thousands of Hindu community members including female and children joined in pulling the rath (chariot) by long ropes.
The participants attired in traditional Hindu costumes beat drums and played other musical instruments and walked on the area.
A large number of onlookers’ of various creeds and cast were seen witnessing the colourful Rath Yatra on both sides of the roads.
As a part of the festival, a month-long and huge ‘Rather Mela’ is also being held around the Laupala rath with the participation of huge number of shops displaying various traditional and handicrafts, baby toys and sweetmeat.
A huge crowd was seen thronging the fair throughout the day. Hundreds of devotees from different parts of the district as well neighboring areas assembled there to observe the century old Rath Yatra festival of Hindu community.
Meanwhile, the law enforcement agencies tightened up security measures averting any untoward incident for the sake of ensuring communal harmony on the occasion.
BSS from Rajshahi adds: Members of the Hindu community was celebrated their major religious festivals – Ratha Yatra- with due religious fervour and festivity here on Sunday.
Thousands of Hindu devotees gathered at selected places and joined with full enthusiasm the ritual of pulling chariots to celebrate the occasion. Old and young, male and female, boys and girls together joined the ritual amidst much fanfare.
The main Ratha Yatra programme in the metropolis was organised in Alupatty area while in the district in Khetur Gourangabari area under Godagari upazila.
The main journey of Jagannath Dev was brought out from rathbari to the city’s Alupatty crossing Sunday afternoon, which paraded several city streets with a festive mode.
Thousands of Hindu community members including female and children joined in pulling the raths (chariot) by long ropes through various city streets.
The participants attired in traditional Hindu costumes beat drums and played other musical instruments and walked along the streets.
A large number of onlookers’ of various creed and cast were seen witnessing the colourful Ratha Yatra on both sides of the road.
As part of the festival, a huge ‘Rather Mela’ is also being held on the three-kilometer Kalpona hall crossing to Seroil bus terminal with the participation of large number of shops displaying various traditional and handicraft items like furniture, handicrafts, toys and sweetmeat.
A huge crowd was seen thronging the fair throughout the day.
Hundreds of devotees from different parts of the district as well as from neighboring areas assembled here to observe the century-old Ratha Yatra festival of Hindu community.
Members of the Hindu community began celebrating one of their major religious festivals, Rath Yatra with due religious and festivity on Sunday.
Thousands of Hindu devotees gathered at the selected places and joined with full enthusiasm the ritual of pulling chariots to celebrate the occasion.
The biggest and the oldest journey of Jagannath Dev in Bagerhat district as well as the 2nd biggest and oldest journey of Jagannath Dev in the country was brought out from Laupala, 14 kilometers away from here on Sunday paraded the area with festive mood.
Thousands of Hindu community members including female and children joined in pulling the rath (chariot) by long ropes.
The participants attired in traditional Hindu costumes beat drums and played other musical instruments and walked on the area.
A large number of onlookers’ of various creeds and cast were seen witnessing the colourful Rath Yatra on both sides of the roads.
As a part of the festival, a month-long and huge ‘Rather Mela’ is also being held around the Laupala rath with the participation of huge number of shops displaying various traditional and handicrafts, baby toys and sweetmeat.
A huge crowd was seen thronging the fair throughout the day. Hundreds of devotees from different parts of the district as well neighboring areas assembled there to observe the century old Rath Yatra festival of Hindu community.
Meanwhile, the law enforcement agencies tightened up security measures averting any untoward incident for the sake of ensuring communal harmony on the occasion.
BSS from Rajshahi adds: Members of the Hindu community was celebrated their major religious festivals – Ratha Yatra- with due religious fervour and festivity here on Sunday.
Thousands of Hindu devotees gathered at selected places and joined with full enthusiasm the ritual of pulling chariots to celebrate the occasion. Old and young, male and female, boys and girls together joined the ritual amidst much fanfare.
The main Ratha Yatra programme in the metropolis was organised in Alupatty area while in the district in Khetur Gourangabari area under Godagari upazila.
The main journey of Jagannath Dev was brought out from rathbari to the city’s Alupatty crossing Sunday afternoon, which paraded several city streets with a festive mode.
Thousands of Hindu community members including female and children joined in pulling the raths (chariot) by long ropes through various city streets.
The participants attired in traditional Hindu costumes beat drums and played other musical instruments and walked along the streets.
A large number of onlookers’ of various creed and cast were seen witnessing the colourful Ratha Yatra on both sides of the road.
As part of the festival, a huge ‘Rather Mela’ is also being held on the three-kilometer Kalpona hall crossing to Seroil bus terminal with the participation of large number of shops displaying various traditional and handicraft items like furniture, handicrafts, toys and sweetmeat.
A huge crowd was seen thronging the fair throughout the day.
Hundreds of devotees from different parts of the district as well as from neighboring areas assembled here to observe the century-old Ratha Yatra festival of Hindu community.
