India sustains a concoction of cultures. As it prepares to celebrate the warmth of Lohri fire, the jovial greetings of Pongal and Bhogi, and the divine sight of Makara Vilakku, the festivals mark the end of winter solstice.
Jammu,January 13 (Scoop News)-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Jammu & Kashmir, extended the message of universal peace and love while it celebrated Lohri at party headquarter, Trikuta Nagar, Jammu.
Former Dy. CM Kavinder Gupta, BJP State General Secretary (Org.) Ashok Koul, former MP Shamsher Singh Manhas, former Minister Sat Sharma, BJP Vice President Yudhvir Sethi, General Secretary Dr. Devinder Manyal, BJP NEM Priya Sethi, former MLC Vikram Randhawa and other BJP leaders were present on the occasion.
BJP senior leaders extended Lohri greetings to the whole mankind while praying for the good fortune, bumper harvests and peace in the Universe. They also offered traditional nuts and sweets to all those assembled on the occasion.
Kavinder Gupta, while extending the greetings of the Lohri festival to everybody especially to the residents of J&K, prayed for the prosperity of Jammu & Kashmir. He said that the festival depicts a profound love of nature, plentiful reap and the h
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This festival symbolises the ripening of winter crops as well as the start of a new harvesting season. Lohri is all about delicious food, family, and friends, along with traditional folk songs and dance.