Hanuman Jayanti celebrated in Namchi

NAMCHI: Hanuman Jayanti was celebrated over two days at Marut Bhawan at Namchi bazaar starting with a ‘shova yatra’ wherein on Sunday morning which was joined by a large number of devotees participated. The ‘shova yatra’ started from the Hanuman Mandir and proceeded towards the District Administrative Centre, on to the Community Hall via Jorethang Road and back to the Hanuman Mandir.
This year, devotees carried around a ‘palki’ as part of the ‘shova yatra’.
The celebrations included a series of rituals and a 24-hour ‘Akhanda Kirtan’ which started at 3:20 p.m. yesterday and ended this afternoon with a bhajan by devotees. Ramayan Paath recitals were also held simultaneous to the bhajan.
The two-day celebration concluded with a hawan and prasad distribution today.
The celebration was organized by the Hanuman Jayanti Committee [Namchi] and sponsored by the devotees of Namchi.