Ashtami of Shardiya Navratri (22 October), ‘Shakti Vandan’ ceremony will be organized at the district headquarters here for women’s safety, respect and self-reliance, in which 11 thousand girls from across the district will be worshiped and honoured. A senior administrative officer gave this information on Friday.
This will be the biggest Kanya Puja ceremony not only in the state but also in the country: District Magistrate
Gonda District Magistrate Neha Sharma said that inspired by the Women’s Reservation Bill recently passed by the Parliament, the administration, as per the wish of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, has invited girls of all castes and creeds including backward, extremely backward castes, Dalits, tribals, Vantangiyas. It was decided to worship her during Navratri and this ceremony has been named “Shakti Vandan”. The District Magistrate claimed that “this will be the biggest Kanya Puja ceremony not only in the state but in the country so far.” Concerned people have been contacted to register this achievement in the Limca Book of Records.” Neha Sharma told that ”Earlier this achievement was registered in the Limca Book of Records on March 9, 2019, during the Shivratri Mahotsav in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh. The program of mass worship of 1008 girls was considered a record. Gonda administration has completed preparations to create a new record by organizing a bigger event than this.
‘Shakti Vandan’ ceremony will be organized in the huge courtyard of Shaheed Azam Sardar Bhagat Singh Inter College of the district.
The District Magistrate said that ‘Shakti Vandan’ ceremony will be organized on October 22 (Sunday) in the huge courtyard of Shaheed Azam Sardar Bhagat Singh Inter College of the district. In the huge campus of the college, a waterproof pandal is being prepared in about one lakh square feet area through German hangar procured from Meerut. The entire pandal complex has been divided into 10 sectors and named after the nine forms of Durga and Ganesha. Naib Tehsildar level officer has been made the head of each sector. There will be 10 rows for girls to sit in each sector and arrangements are being made to seat 110 girls in one row. He said that the Block Education Officers have been made in-charge of each pandal and the teachers working under them have been given the responsibility of each line. Around 225 buses have been arranged to transport girls from across the district to the venue.
