Over 45 Sindhis from Pakistan came to Indore to attend the grand celebrations of ‘Chalio Utsav’ on Sunday. The 40-day festival concluded on Saturday and as per traditions, on the 41st day, Bahrana Sahib was taken out in the city in a grand procession marking the end of festival.
Bahrana Sahib consists of jyot (flame), mishri (crystal sugar), phota (cardamom), seven types of fruits, akha (a special preparation of rice with sugar), bronze pot with coconut in it, flowers, leaves and idol of lord Jhulelal all covered in a new piece of cloth. The arrangement was carried by community members on their heads throughout the procession.
“We try to ensure that all our religious activities point to the importance of ‘sewa’ and living in sync with environment, hence, we did not allow anyone to bring in their fossil fuel powered vehicles into the procession except music systems,” Vijay Makhija, coordinator from Jhulelal temple said.
The procession was taken out from Katju colony to Jhulelal temple in Chattribagh in late evening. Over 101 families joined the procession and danced to devotional songs and prayed to lord for continuing his bliss.
Following that, the celebrations were organised in the temple with devotional songs. Deepak Rohina from Ulasnagar was the main singer leading the program. Sai Vasudevlal Thakur, temple event head, said, “This festival is basically our ‘thanksgiving day’, which reminds us to count our blessings and always remain contend with our belongings, rather be ready to share and give a part of whatever we have.”
The community members engaged in many social activities throughout the fest and will now be conducting a scholarship examination for underprivileged children.
Community member Naresh Fudwani said, “We are often saved by the lord from difficult circumstances and from making mistakes, that lord lives inside us as the power and one of the biggest powers driving our body are water, which is 70 percent.” He added that this celebration is reminder of importance of gratitude in life.
Over 5,000 people from the community participated in the celebrations in the city.
Bahrana Sahib consists of jyot (flame), mishri (crystal sugar), phota (cardamom), seven types of fruits, akha (a special preparation of rice with sugar), bronze pot with coconut in it, flowers, leaves and idol of lord Jhulelal all covered in a new piece of cloth. The arrangement was carried by community members on their heads throughout the procession.
“We try to ensure that all our religious activities point to the importance of ‘sewa’ and living in sync with environment, hence, we did not allow anyone to bring in their fossil fuel powered vehicles into the procession except music systems,” Vijay Makhija, coordinator from Jhulelal temple said.
The procession was taken out from Katju colony to Jhulelal temple in Chattribagh in late evening. Over 101 families joined the procession and danced to devotional songs and prayed to lord for continuing his bliss.
Following that, the celebrations were organised in the temple with devotional songs. Deepak Rohina from Ulasnagar was the main singer leading the program. Sai Vasudevlal Thakur, temple event head, said, “This festival is basically our ‘thanksgiving day’, which reminds us to count our blessings and always remain contend with our belongings, rather be ready to share and give a part of whatever we have.”
The community members engaged in many social activities throughout the fest and will now be conducting a scholarship examination for underprivileged children.
Community member Naresh Fudwani said, “We are often saved by the lord from difficult circumstances and from making mistakes, that lord lives inside us as the power and one of the biggest powers driving our body are water, which is 70 percent.” He added that this celebration is reminder of importance of gratitude in life.
Over 5,000 people from the community participated in the celebrations in the city.