Chandigarh (09/01/10)
Students, Staff and Management of Aryans Group of Colleges (AGC) today celebrated Lohri with a lot of exuberance and fanfare with the inmates of Old Age Home, Sector 15, Chandigarh. On the occasion, moongfali, popcorns, rewri, ghazak other lohri eatables were distributed among the inmates. Dr. Anshu Kataria, Chairman, AGC presided over the function.
The function started with the lighting of bonfire and singing of traditional lohri songs such as "Sunder Mundriye", "Dabba Bhareya Leeran da", "Hukka bhai hukka" and many others. Later til, popcorns and puffed rice were thrown into the flames. The inmates enjoyed a lot and danced to the beats of dhol.
Dr. Anshu Kataria, Chairman AGC said that though Lohri has no religious significance but it holds a great social significance and is celebrated as a day of imparting social love to one and all. This year the festival holds special importance to us as we are celebrating it with the senior citizens of the city, he added. Also present on the occasion were Prof. D. C. Kataria, Vice Chairman, Aryans Group; Dr. Parveen Kataria, Director General, Aryans Group; Dr.K.K. Mangla, Dr.D.P.Singh, Dr.Manjit Kalra & Dr.A.S. Balgir.
It is to be mentioned here that Lohri marks the end of winter on the last day of Paush, and beginning of Magha (around January 12 and 13), when the sun changes its course. It is associated with the worship of the sun and fire and is observed by all communities with different names.
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