Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 3: To take stock of arrangements for coming Mela Kheer Bhawani in Tulmul, Ganderbal, Kashmir falling on June 20, president of J&K Dharmarth Trust, B R Kundal along with office bearers visited the holy shrine today.
Mela Kheer Bhawani, a religious festival of Kashmiri Pandits is every year celebrated at the Devi Asthapan at Tulmul in Ganderbal district of Kashmir Valley which is managed and maintained by J&K Dharmarth Trust.
This important and main festival is celebrated every year on Jaishth Ashtami and is a traditional festival of Kashmiri Pandits. Thousands of devotees from Jammu and other parts of the country including the visitors attend the mela and seek holy blessings of Mata.
In an interaction with the management, B R Kundal enquired about the facilities to be provided to the devotees during the mela, which include accommodation, security and other facilities. He gave some on the spot instructions to the management and asked them to gear up for making this festival a success and convenient for the devotees. He went around the shrine complex and reviewed the preparations and other arrangements.
The president urged upon the management to ensure proper accommodation, drinking water, cleanliness and proper hygiene during the mela. The Trust office bearers also talked to the local administration and sought their cooperation in this regard. B R Kundal was also informed that the arrangement for a langar also has been made by the Trust, besides langars being organised by other social and religious organizations. The president Dharmarth Trust also briefed the Chairman Trustee Dr. Karan Singh at Srinagar regarding the arrangements and preparations for the mela. He also conveyed the Chairman Trustee that the Trust will leave no stone unturned in order to make this mela successful and comfortable for the devotees.
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