KISHTWAR: Three days long annual Sarthal Devi Yatra 2024 concluded with the offering of a Thali to the deity in a traditional manner today. The Yatra was organized by the Management Council of Shri Sarthal Devi Ji Trust under the patronage of Dr Karan Singh, Sole Trustee and Vikarmaditya Singh Chairman Trustee of the Trust.
ASP Kishtwar Rajinder Kumar Sharma, ACD Kishtwar Phulail Singh also visited the Bhawan and paid obeisance during the yatra. Today the members of Management Council performed Saptshati Yaga in the temple premises. Prasad was also served to the devotees on the concluding day.
Sanjeev Parihar, Vice Chairman Sarthal Devi Ji Management Council said that the most revered Sarthal Mata is considered as re-incarnation of Goddess Durga and is the chief deity of Hindus in Kishtwar. He said that this ancient temple was renovated by Maharaja Hari Singh in 1936.
Parihar said that this Yatra is a symbol of the age-old tradition of Kishtwar. He thanked the district and police administration Kishtwar for extending the support during the yatra.
