Jamshedpur, July 7: The steel city celebrated Guru Purnima with pomp and gaiety today. A number of programmes was lined up at the various organisations on the auspicious day.
The Bharatiya Yugavashistha Brahmananda Sangha organised the closing ceremony of the three-day long Guru Purnima Mahotsav. The festival began on July 5. This was the 19th year of the mahotsav organised by the sangha in Jamshedpur.
The festivities began on Sunday with flag hoisting at Brahmalok Dham in Kadma followed by recitation of hymns, spiritual discourses and cultural programmes. About six branches of the sangha from New Delhi, Calcutta, Varanasi, Muzaffarpur and Cuttack took part in the annual mega festival.
Each of the branches presented a cultural programme based on spirituality and mythological stories.
“Guru Purnima is the celebration of the pious and divine relationship of the Guru and the disciple. Thus it is the time of the year when we get together to celebrate a relationship,” said N.R.K. Nair, the secretary of Bharatiya Yugavashistha Brahmananda Sangha.
More than 1,000 disciples of the sangha had gathered in the city to celebrate the occasion to be a part of the festival. A cultural programme was slated today at Rabindra Bhavan that saw children singing songs and putting up dance performances.
Members of Prabhu Premi Sangh also celebrated Guru Purnima with fervour at Gujarati Sanatan Samaj. About 500 members participated in the festival today. Pujas and prayers were offered to Swami Avdheshanand Giri, who is the founder of the organisation.
“We believe that every guru who have showed the path of truth and spirituality are born on Purnima (full moon). Therefore, we celebrate this day by offering prayers, organising satsang and cultural programmes,” said Gunwant Rai Parikh, the secretary of Prabhu Premi Sangh, Jamshedpur.
The Sainath Devasthan Temple at Ghorabandha in Telco also celebrated the day. Devotees thronged in large numbers at the temple since early morning and the celebration continued till late in the night.
