The city turned saffron with flags, banners and buntings on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti celebrations in which thousands of devotees participated in the ‘Sri Veer Hanuman Shobha Yatra’ organised by the Bajrang Dal here on Friday.
The huge rally, participated by mostly youngsters, started from Sri Ram Mandir, Gowliguda and ended at Tarbund Hanuman Temple. VHP leader Praveen Togadia flagged off the rally. The rally passed through Badi Chowdi, Narayanaguda, RTC Crossroads, Ashoknagar, Gandhinagar, Kavadiguda, Bansilalpet, R.P. Road, Paradise Circle, Balamrai and ended at the Tadban Hanuman temple in Secunderabad, peacefully, much to the relief of the police.
The devout lined up either side of the streets to welcome the rally, while women offered ‘aarthi’ as slogans of ‘Jai Sri Ram’ and ‘Jai Bajrang Bali’ rent the air along the route. Dozens of makeshift pandals were erected throughout to offer prasadam, water and buttermilk to participants. Several youth associations and temple committees also organised processions and joined the main rally to reach Tadban.
Addressing the gathering at Tadban, Togadia said a campaign would be launched against reservation for Muslims from April 16, starting with distribution of one crore pamphlets across the country from April 9. “We will use social media like Facebook apart from organising demonstrations,” he added. (NSS)
