The members of the Hindu Community brought out a jubilant procession on the first day of the celebration of the four-day Janmastami, the holy birth anniversary of Lord Sri Krishna in the port city and different parts of the district with due festivity and enthusiasm.
The grand procession was brought out from J M Sen hall premises, the main venue of the festival at 10-30am today with the participations of thousands of devotees.
The procession passed through different important roads in the port city including Andarkillah, Laldighi Maidan , New Market, DC hill, Momin road and terminated at the same venue at 12 noon yesterday, reports BSS.
Advocate Tapan Kanti Das, Secretary of Janmastami Udjapon Parishad, Bangladesh (JUPB) at a pre-procession meeting here today said apart from celebrating the festival, they have chalked out elaborate programmes to observe the holy birth anniversary of Lord Sri Krishna in a befitting manner.
The four-day long programmes of Janmastami, the second biggest religious festival of the Hindu community began this morning under the auspices of JUPB.