An impressive Shobha Yatra of Sheetla Mata was taken out here in which a large number of devotees of the Mata drawn from different parts of the city participated. The yatra started from Rehari bridge and after passing through Raghunath Bazar, City Chowk and other areas it culminated at Dogra Hall near the temple of Sheetla Mata. Over a score of youth and devotees of Mata who led the Shobha yatra performed a special feat by piercing a long thread across their both cheeks which was pulled by two persons from two opposite sides. They made every one surprised by this daring feat and a large number of people enroute gathered to witness this special event. After the culmination of yatra at the temple of Mata near Dogra Chowk a pooja-archana was performed by the devotees in a traditional way which was followed by serving of Prashad to devotees. It may be recalled that to keep the tradition alive the devotees of Sheetla Mata every year take out the Shobha yatra in Jammu in a unique way.
