Hisar: During the ongoing *Shri Ram Katha* sessions—held at the Goyanka Sadan within Devi Bhawan as part of the 129th Shri Ram Navami Festival organized by the Shri Ramlila Committee, Katla—devotees were filled with excitement and began to sway in jubilation upon witnessing the tableau depicting the divine marriage of Shri Ram and Janaki. The devotees expressed their deep faith by showering flowers upon their cherished deities, Shri Ram and Mother Janaki. Gazing upon the celestial union of Shri Ram and Janaki, the devotees received a profound message encapsulating the ideals of an exemplary domestic life (*Grihastha*), propriety (*Maryada*), love, sacrifice, and absolute surrender.
On the fifth day of the *Shri Ram Katha*, MLA and former Cabinet Minister Savitri Jindal graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. The event was presided over by Naresh Singal of 'Quality Seeds'. Distinguished guests present on the occasion included social workers Jagdish Jindal, Satyaprakash Rajliwala, Pawan Kaushik, Rajendra Lohia, Tinu Jain, Sanjay Dalmia, and Bhupendra Panihar. Vinod Gupta, President of the Shri Ramlila Committee, Katla, along with the entire executive committee, extended a warm welcome and hospitality to all the guests. During the proceedings, Praveen Bansal, accompanied by his family, performed the ritualistic worship with utmost devotion, while Kapil Goyal and Sahil Singal contributed to the arrangements for the distribution of *Prasad* (sacred offerings). During this event, a large number of dignitaries—including Rishiraj Budakiya, Asha Gupta, Sajjan Gupta, Veer Bhan Bansal, Rajesh Sharma, Ashok Sharma, Ashwini Sharma, Shravan Asija, Rajesh Lohia, Ravindra Goyal, Satish Bansal, Ajay Singal, Keshav Singal, Anil Jindal, Ravi Bansal, Janakraj Gupta, Vinod Verma, Kamal Kishore, Anil Mahajan, Satyanarayan Goyal, Sohan Lal Singla, and Ramavatar Durjanpuriya—gathered to listen to the *Shri Ram Katha*.
During the *Shri Ram Katha* proceedings, the office bearers of the Shri Ramlila Committee, Katla—President Vinod Gupta, Secretary Lalit Goyal, Treasurer Ramesh Kumar Lohia, Vice President Anoop Bindal, and Joint Secretary Rajkumar Jain—were present. Additionally, executive committee members Vinod Kansal, Rajesh Bansal, Radheshyam Agarwal, Dinesh Jain, Praveen Singal, and Chandrabhan Soni were notably in attendance.
During the *Shri Ram Katha*, the *Katha Vyas* (narrator), Bhavesh Krishna Bhardwaj—who had arrived from Shridham Vrindavan—narrated the episode of *Ahilya Uddhar* (the redemption of Ahilya), thereby illustrating the pinnacle of a devotee's faith in the Lord. He stated that if a devotee calls upon Him with a sincere heart, the Lord is bound to appear. Bhavesh Krishna Bhardwaj observed that it is human nature not to show compassion without a specific reason, whereas the nature of God is precisely the opposite; Lord Shri Ram can bestow grace and show compassion without any specific cause. The narrator explained that the Lord possesses an inexhaustible reservoir of grace; all that is required is someone willing to receive it.
President Vinod Gupta announced that on March 25—the seventh day of the *Shri Ram Katha*—devotees will have the opportunity to listen to the episodes of the meeting between Hanuman and Sugriva, the slaying of Bali, and the *Sundarkand*. On March 26—the eighth day—the narrative will cover the war episodes, the slaying of Ravana, and the return of Lord Shri Ram to Ayodhya. He further informed that on March 27, following a *Havan* (sacred fire ritual) at Goyanka Sadan within Devi Bhawan at 7:15 AM, a grand Ram Navami procession (*Shobha Yatra*) will be organized at 9:15 AM. This procession will commence from Goyanka Sadan, traverse through the main markets, and conclude back at its starting point. Subsequently, starting at 12:15 PM, an uninterrupted community feast (Atut Bhandara) will be organized for the devotees.