Staff Reporter:
Janmashtami, one of the major religious festivals of the Hindu community commemorating the birth of Lord Sri Krishna, was celebrated across the country yesterday with due religious fervor and gaiety.
Mahanagar Sarbajanin Puja Committee has taken program to observe the day centrally at Dhakeshwari National Temple at Palasi area in the city.
The programs include Geeta Joggo at 8am at Dhakeshwari National Temple. A Janmashtami procession was brought out at 3pm from city’s largest temple Dhakeswari Mandir at Palashi area.
Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman inaugurated the Janmashtami procession yesterday, which was also attended by Chief of Naval Staff Admiral M Nazmul Hassan, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan and Bangladesh Army 9th Infantry Division GOC Major General Md Moin Khan, among others.
Parading through the streets in front of Jagannath Hall, Shaheed Minar, Doyel Chattar, High Court in-tersection, Banga Bazar and Golapshah Majar, the procession came to an end at Bahadur Shah Park in old Dhaka.
On August 19, a discussion will be held on Janmastami at the Dhakeshwari National Temple.
Primary and Mass Education Adviser Professor Dr Bidhan Ranjan Roy Poddar will attend the function as the chief guest.
International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) took a four-day program from August 14 at Swamibagh Asram in the capital to mark the festival.
The program includes recitation from Srimad Bhagavad Geeta, performance of devotional songs, vog arati, distribution of mahaprashad, discussion, cultural function.
The festival was celebrated in temples across the country with different programs.
