Shri Sanatan Dharma Dussehra Committee Sector 46 is ready to celebrate Dussehra with great zeal like every year: Dussehra festival, a symbol of victory of good over evil, is being celebrated with great zeal by Shri Sanatan Dharma Dussehra Committee of Sector 46 this year as well, like every year.
Regarding this grand event being organized on 12th October at Sector 46 Dussehra Ground, in a press conference held at Shri Sanatan Dharma Mandir, Sector 46, the committee’s chief patron cum chairman Jatinder Bhatia, head Narinder Bhatia and general secretary Sushil Sowat and other members said that in this 27th event being organized by their committee, this time along with the burning of the golden Lanka, the rotating neck and face of the effigy of Ravana riding on the chariot during the burning of Ravana, the stream of Amrit Kund coming out of the navel and setting the effigies of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhkarna on fire from the stage with a remote will be the center of special attraction. He said that the effigies of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhkarna will be set on fire as soon as the sun sets.
The committee’s chief patron Jatinder Bhatia said that this time too, the tallest effigy of Ravana in Chandigarh has been made 101 feet, Meghnad’s effigy 95 feet and Kumbhkarna’s effigy 90 feet high. He informed that eco-friendly fireworks are being used by the committee and most of the fireworks will be fired in the air so that the environment is not harmed. He further informed that as part of the ‘Chandigarh Ratna Award’ given every year by his Dussehra Committee, this year Director Higher Education UT Chandigarh Rabindra Singh Brar, Federation of Sector Welfare Association (FASWEC) Chairman and social worker Baljinder Singh Bittu and Fortis Hospital Mohali General Surgeon Dr. Atul Sharma Joshi will be honoured with the ‘Chandigarh Ratna’ award by Shri Sanatan Dharma Dussehra Committee for their commendable work.
Chief Patron cum Chairman of the Committee Jatinder Bhatia informed that Lok Sabha Member from Chandigarh Manish Tiwari will be present as the chief guest in the programme. Mayor of Chandigarh Kuldeep Kumar and Vice President of GGDSD College Sector 32 Siddharth Sharma will preside over the programme. Along with this, Principal of GGDSD College Sector 32 Dr. Ajay Sharma, former Chief Engineer of Chandigarh Administration Kishanjit Singh, VK Bhardwaj, SK Chaddha and Yogesh Gupta, Harmohinder Singh of Advisory Committee of Administrator will be present as ‘Guest of Honor’.
Dussehra Committee President Narinder Bhatia and Secretary Sushil Sowat said that on the day of Dussehra, Bhajans of Lord Shri Ram and Lord Shri Hanuman ji will be presented from a special stage built at the venue. Along with this, Parshuram-Shri Ram Samvad, Ravan-Shri Ram Samvad and Shri Hanuman-Ravan Samvad presented by the artists of Shri Badri Kedar Ramlila Committee of Sector 46 on the stage will also attract the audience.
On behalf of the Dussehra Committee, special cartoon characters, such as Mickey Mouse and Doraemon etc. will distribute toffees to the children for the entertainment of the children coming to the Dussehra fair and toys like bows and arrows, maces and swords etc. will also be distributed to the children in the fair.
Committee head Narinder Bhatia and general secretary Sushil Sowat said that on the day of Dussehra, on October 12, at 2 pm, a huge procession will be taken out from Shri Sanatan Dharma Mandir of Sector 46, which will pass through the areas of Sector 46 and reach the Dussehra venue at around 4.30 pm.
Regarding the tableaux, Sushil Sowat said that this time tableaux related to Ramayana and the life of Lord Shri Ram will be the center of special attraction. Before the burning of Ravana, mantras will be chanted by Pandit Rahul ji, Pandit Gopal ji, Pandit Hari Krishna ji and Pandit Shailendra ji, priests of Shri Sanatan Dharma Mandir of Sector 46.
Jatinder Bhatia said that chairs have also been arranged for about 10 thousand spectators inside the venue. Special security arrangements are also being made at the fair venue, for which along with Chandigarh Police personnel, private security personnel will also be deployed. To deal with any emergency, fire brigade vehicles of Chandigarh Municipal Corporation as well as ambulances will also be deployed during the entire program.
He informed that this entire event will be broadcasted live on Zee TV, Daily Post, Fastway Channel as well as YouTube Channel so that those who are unable to reach the venue due to any reason can enjoy this grand event sitting at home.
Chief Patron cum Chairman of Shri Dussehra Committee, Jatinder Bhatia informed that his committee has been celebrating Dussehra for the last 26 years and this is their 27th event. He informed that due to the special attraction and special arrangements, most of the people from Tricity come to see their event.
He further informed that this time also about one lakh people are expected to reach the Dussehra fair from Chandigarh and other nearby cities including Sector 46.
During the press conference, DD Sharma, Ashok Bhagat, RK Joshi, AN Trikha, Rajesh Bimal, Sudarshan Batra, Rathore, Sandeep Sharma, Dimple Chawla, Jaspal Singh and KL Musafir of Shri Sanatan Dharma Dussehra Committee were also present.