Hyderabad: The three-day Anand Utsav festivities, under the auspices of Shrinathji Dhwaja Ji Aarohan Utsav Samithi, were marked by an exhilarating celebration by thousands of men, women and children at the picturesque Jal Vihar, Necklace road from January 26 to 28, 2024.

The highpoint of the event was the presence of the revered Dhwaja Ji, who came from Udaipur, and blessed the massive gathering, including VVIPs, who made it to the colourfully decked up venue. 

Among others, the dignitaries, who took the blessings of Dhwaja Ji, included Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and the Director General of Police Ravi Gupta.

The three days activities saw the presence of over one lakh people, drawn from all over India and abroad.Making the occasion more auspicious was the gracious presence of Goswami Vishal Bawa, Head of Nathdwara temple, Udaipur. The launch of a book published by the Samithi was another high point of the celebrations. 

Meanwhile, in a bonus to the devotees, Dhwaja Ji spent his fourth in the city on Monday (January 29) at Giriraj Temple in Gujarati Galli, Sultan Bazar. Thousands of people joined him when he performed the puja that stretched up to 4 pm.

Present all through the festivities were Deputy Managing Trustee Rupesh, Joint Managing Trustees Laxmidas R. Shah, Y. Shah and Amit M. Shah, Deputy Managing Trustee Chaitania R. Kumar and Romit L. Shah from Anand Utsav and office bearers of Shrinath Ji Dhwaja Ji Aarohan Utsav Samithi.