Social organisations distribute Chhath Puja materials among devotees at Ara

Kumar Rajiv Nayan

Ara : Essential items including fruits, coconuts and kalsups were distributed among the devotees performing Chhatha Puja this year by a number of social organizations at different places at Ara, headquarters of Bhojpur district, by organizing camps.

Rotary Club of Ara West organised camp near Shaheed Bhawan Chowk, Punjab National Bank at Gangi and Guasganj, Satya Charitable Trust at Bazaar Samiti, Satya Old Age Home at Old Policeline, Vishal Enterprises at Gangi, Basant Lal and Sons at Gopali Chowk, Bhojpur District Shaundik Sangh near Nawada Chowk, Umang at Nav Durga Temple, Lok Jagriti Ara near J P statue, Bhojpuriya Yuva Kalyan Samiti and Bhashkar Samiti jointly near Ramana Maidan, Rotary Club Ara near Mahila College, Satya Vridh Ashram at Pakari Mission Road, Inner Wheel Woman Club at Raman Maidan, DPS International Residential School on Godhana Road, Gift Academy Residential School at Ahirpurwa and distributed essential items needed during Chhatha Puja including coconuts, kalsups, fruits, bindi, sindoor, sarees among the devotees.

The members of these organisations including Sanjay Rai, Kanchan Verma, Shivani, and Anuradha said that they had been distributing such items for the last several years and would continue this service in future also. They said that they have also installed a number of makeshift stalls at different chhath ghats in Bhojpur district for distribution of milk, tea, and other items among the devotees and added that temporary change rooms are also being made for devotees at the ghats.