Large Crowd Joins Maa Kali Procession at Jahangirabad Ekadashi Fair

A grand Maa Kali procession was held in Jahangirabad, Bulandshahr, on Thursday during the Ekadashi fair. A large crowd of devotees and town residents joined the procession, saw the tableaux and had darshan of Maa Kali.

Inaugurated with aarti

Trader leader Sonu Pathak joined the event as chief guest and municipal chairperson Kishanpal Singh Lodhi as special guest. They inaugurated the procession by performing aarti. The Ramleela committee set up a stage in the main market, where committee president Manoj Gupta welcomed the guests with turbans and chunaris.

Tableaux and prasad distribution

Several tableaux were taken out during the procession. According to the event report, Maa Kali distributed prasad with a khappar and blessed devotees. This is retained as an event-report account.

Police monitored arrangements

Kotwali in-charge Dharmendra Rathore patrolled with police personnel and kept watch for miscreants. The event account describes the procession as a central religious programme of the fair. The supplied photographs show separate views of the inauguration venue, the crowd during aarti and a formal ceremonial gathering; the images are not treated as independent proof of the date, location or identities.