Three-day Shivratri fair ends in Indora

Our Correspondent

Nurpur, March 13

The three-day district-level Shivratri fair concluded at the historical Lord Shiva temple, Kathgarh, in Indora on Friday evening.

The fair was celebrated with religious fervour in which thousands of devotees from far-off places and neighbouring states thronged the temple to

pay obeisance.

Local MLA Reeta Dhiman who presided over the closing ceremony led a colourful ‘shobha yatra’ from Kathgarh to the temple and paid obeisance to Lord Shiva.

The MLA said traditional fairs and festivals enriched heritage and strengthened social bonds. She assured the temple management trust of all help for the development of the temple and announced Rs 1 lakh for this purpose.

She exhorted the devotees to maintain the sanctity of the temple and not litter. While greeting the people on Mahashivratri, Dhiman lauded the administration, temple management committee and local gram panchayat for organising the fair successfully.

The chief guest also appealed to the temple committee to set up a ‘gausadan’ so that

stray animals could be given shelter.

Welcoming the chief guest, chairman of the temple management committee Om Parkash Katoch enumerated steps taken by the committee for the development of the temple.