Uttarakhand / Dehradun: Bihari Mahasabha performed worship of goddess of knowledge “Maa Saraswati” with due rituals, BMS organized cultural programs on Basant Panchami

Saraswati Puja Basant Panchami program was celebrated with great pomp today at Shiv Bal Yogi Ashram situated on Rajpur Road. The program started with Murti Puja, after which Havan Kirtan Bhajan and Bhandara were organized. Bhandara was arranged for all the guests and devotees who came to the venue. From 4:00 pm, the cultural program was organized by the artist from Bihar, Professor Vijay Kapoor of Banaras Hindu University.

Let us tell you that this was the 19th year of Basant Panchami Saraswati Puja. Basant Panchami Saraswati Puja is organized every year by Bihari Mahasabha. This was the 19th year of Puja organized by the Sabha. Excellent programs were presented at the venue by the artists from Bihar.

Let us tell you that Saraswati Puja Mahotsav is regularly organized by Bihari Mahasabha, Dehradun at 180C, Shiv Balyogi Ashram, Rajpur Road, Dehradun, Uttarakhand since the year 2006 under the guidance of Shri Shiv Balyogi Maharaj. This festival is celebrated on the fifth day of Magh Shukla Paksha according to the Hindi calendar, hence it is also known as Vasant Panchami.

This day is also celebrated as the Vidyarambha Sanskar of children, in which children start their education process. This is an important tradition that makes children understand the importance of education and gives them a sense of sacrifice at the beginning of studies.

In Vidyarambha Sanskar, small children worship Vidya Mata and receive blessings for her grace. After this, they are taught to write and read letters for the first time, in which their intelligence is developed and they are motivated to move forward on the path of education.

Under this tradition, the children’s family and society members also encourage them and provide support in their studies. This wonderful festival of Vidyarambha Sanskar perpetuates the importance of education in the lives of children and leads them towards prosperity and success through good education.

This festival is also traditionally celebrated by farmers. On this day, farmers worship their plough. By worshipping the plough, farmers get the message that their hard work and their relationship with Mother Earth is very fundamental and important.

On this day, farmers clean their plough and decorate it with incense, lamps and flowers. The purpose of their prayer is that Mother Earth should lead them on the path of prosperity and success and bless them with good crops.

For farmers, this festival honors their hard work in farming and gives them self-confidence that their hard work and struggle always lead to success. On this day, farmers worship their plough and express gratitude to Mother Earth and pray for her blessings. Thus, this festival encourages and inspires farmers to play an important role in the society.

This Puja Mahotsav is an important one for the people of the local community of Dehradun. In this festival, devout students and artists get the opportunity to worship Goddess Saraswati. Along with this, various cultural programs are also organized to promote the importance of education, art, and culture. On this occasion, folk artists of Bihar and Uttarakhand present their art. Here they share their cultural heritage through folk music, dance, poetry etc. There is invaluable wealth hidden in the folk culture of Bihar and Uttarakhand, through which these artists introduce their important heritage to the people.

In the programs presented by these folk artists, the local people experience their traditional art and they feel proud of their culture. Apart from this, these artists also create an atmosphere of joy and entertainment in the group by sharing their art.

Thus, during the Saraswati Puja festival, people’s attraction towards the folk culture of Bihar and Uttarakhand increases and makes this festival even more colorful. Through this, cultural diversity is understood and cultural unity is experienced among the people.

All the people present here interact with each other of the society and bless each other. In this encouraging atmosphere of Saraswati Puja festival, many young men and women of the society participate and showcase their talents.

The festival organised under the guidance of Shri Shiv Balyogi Maharaj has brought cultural enrichment to the society of Dehradun. It honours the feelings of the people towards learning, art and culture and brings a sense of unity and harmony in the society.

In this way, Saraswati Puja Festival is not only a religious event but also a cultural celebration of the society which connects people with each other and increases the collective enthusiasm.

This festival is attended by all the prominent personalities of the state from the political, social and administrative fields. The Chief Minister of the state, Cabinet Ministers, Institutional officials, and other prominent personalities attend this festival. The presence of these prominent personalities makes the festival even more important and attractive. They extend their best wishes on this occasion and enjoy mingling with the people of the society. Thus, the presence of prominent personalities of the state makes Saraswati Puja Festival a social, cultural, and politically important event. Their presence makes this ostentatious festival even more colorful and gives a feeling of unity and prosperity to the society.

In today’s program, mainly Bihari Mahasabha President Lalan Singh, Secretary Chandan Kumar Jha, Treasurer Ritesh Kumar, Executive Members Amarendra Kumar, Alok Sinha, Umesh Rai, Vinay Kumar Yadav, Suresh Thakur, Rajesh Kumar, Former President Satyendra Singh, Ranjan Kumar, Deepak Kumar Pandey, Abhay Kumar, Harishchandra Jha, Avnish Kumar Singh, Vikas Kumar, Shashikant Giri, Ramniwas Vinay Kumar Singh, WhatsApp Verma, Ajay Kumar, Doctor SK Jha, Sandeep Mahato, Shankar Das, Mukesh Kumar, Manoj Sahni, Manoj Thakur, Manjay Kumar Shashi Shekhar, Doctor Jitendra Singh, Dharmendra Thakur, Pintu Kumar, Sahul Kumar, Babul Kumar Vinay Sunny, Chandrika Prasad, Dinesh Sharma, Balram Chaudhary, Alok Kumar Singh, Ravi Pandey, Nandan Kumar Santosh Singh, SK Aggarwal and hundreds of other activists took part.

The artists who came from Bihar mainly presented Saraswati Vandana by Shivam, Mera Bihar Gaurav Gaan, presentation of Vihar cultural program, group dance, Kadva Bole Chhai, Bole Ki Morang Morang group dance, mimicry by comedian Bajrang, presentation of Aparajita by Mahila Singer, Shyama Chake Chakva group dance, group dance by Shivam, duet folk song dance video by Shivam Aparajita and Holi song Sohar Badhaiyan. The artists who came from Bihar mainly included Banaras Hindu University music professor Vijay Kapoor, singer Priyanka Sahwal, Balram Mishra on tabla, banjo Laxman ji

side rhythm Mr. Sanjay Srivastava. Akashvani top grade artist Pandit Doctor Vijay Kapoor has been awarded the highest honor of Uttar Pradesh government, Sangeet Natak Academy.