Shyam Tiranga Nishan Yatra draws devotees in hordes

Mail News Service

Jamshedpur: The annual Shri Shyam Nishan Tiranga (flag) Yatra under the aegis of Shri Shyam Bal Mandal and organized by Ratri Nishan Yatra Samiti was taken out from the Sakchi Shiv Mandir on Sunday and culminated at Baikunth Dham Mandir in Jugsalai.

The flags were offered at the feet of Baba Shyam.

More than one thousand devotees, carrying the tri colour as Nishan, participated in the procession. The Yatra was dedicated to the bravery of our defense personnel and martyrs who gave their lives to protect the country.

The devotees in the procession carried flags of Shri Shyam and chanted mantras all along the route. Arrangements for live performance of Bhajans were also made during the procession. The Baba�s decoration, the 56 items for the holy consecration and the 36 other specialities were offered to Baba which were centre of attraction of this Yatra.

In the usual course Nishan Yatra is taken out on the Ekadashi of Shukla Paksha every month and Shri Shyam devotees take out Nishan Yatra following the same route.

The organisers informed that Phagun is the month of the festival of colours, Holi and at this time, a huge fair is organized at the Baba Shyam Temple in Rajasthan�s Khatu where devotees from all over the country and abroad arrive in hordes.

The organizing committee includes Gaurav Khandelwal, Hitesh Pareek, Amit Agrawal, Sandip Barwalia, Arvind Modi, Babbu, Mohan and others.