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Sharda ashtami Celebrated in Delhi, Jammu and U.P- Pious stones worshipped. New Delhi, India, September 7, 2019 | |
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Save Sharda Committee Kashmir (Regd.) participated in Sharda ashtami Hawan that was performed in New Delhi, U.P and Jammu. Sharda ashtami is the day when J&K Hindus would take part in the annual yatra to Sharda Peeth in PoK, before partition. The committee has been struggling for reopening of the peeth , one of the 18 shakti peeths which was famous during Adi Shankracharya era and later Swami Nand Lal ji a kashmiri saint was the last to sit on Sharda peeth upto 1948, much after tribal raids. The annual yatra to the peeth would take place along 3-4 designated routes in Kupwara sector. The committee was instrumental in getting flowers laid, phot installed and securing SC of POK Order on preservation of the peeth that lies in ruins in Sharda village of District Neelum in PoK, now. An order for restoration has also been issued by DG Archeology & Tourism PoK last December and this was followed by a 5 member Hindu delegation visit to Sharda Peeth in June this year. “ The pious stones ( shilas) were worshipped here at the hawan and for the first time we recited Sharda Shahstrnamawali on this occasion, said Ravinder Pandita, founder of Save Sharda Committee Kashmir (Regd. ). In Delhi Brahamchari Vagish Swarup of Akhil Bhartyiya Sant Committee also took part and performed the hawan. Later deliberations and addresses were made by promininet KP personalities. Ravinder Pandita, founder of Save sharda Committee released “Sharda Shahstranamawli” booklet for Hawan and talked on the recent developments on reopening of sharda peeth. A large section of Sharda followers adjoining Delhi-NCR participated and hailed the cultural richness of the displaced community. A bhandara was also organized on the occasion to the devotees. The committee has come into prominence after getting flowers laid at Sharda Peeth in POK , the highest peeth of Shankracharya followers in 2006. Later in March’ 2007 through the civil society of POK (AJK) a photo of Sharda Mai was installed there in the temple and in January this year, the committee secured a landmark judgement on the preservation of Sharda Peeth by Supreme court of AJK. | |
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