Indian Community  Celebrates Lord Jagannatha Temple 7th Anniversary in Lagos

Mary Nnah

In the highly spiritual ceremony, the Odia Samaj Association of Nigeria, the state unit of the Indian community in Lagos celebrated the 7th anniversary of Lord Jagannatha temple at Ilupeju, Lagos.

Thousands of devotees joined this celebration and participated in various pujas to lord Jagannatha and prayed to eradicate all problems in Nigeria and the universe.

Consulate General of India to Nigeria, Mr Chandramouli Kern and Head of Chancery, Mr N. Mahesh inaugurated the Kalasa Yatra (Beginning of the Puja) in which 108 ladies participated.

Various pujas were offered to the lord during the three-day-long event and many devotees from all over Nigeria participated including Indian and Nigerian communities.

The pujas were performed by a special team who came from Odisha, India and Mahaprasad was served on all days to all devotees throughout the event.

It is worth noting that the Lord Jagannatha temple was constructed 7 years back at Lagos Palmgrove by assembling the temple which was prebuilt in India and is full of stones.

The special attraction of the event was the One District One Product(ODOP) exhibition, Govt of India initiative to promote states’ Art & craft, tourism, food, industries etc which was conducted on the 4th day, in which Odisha residents celebrate their state foundation day anniversary as well. The Consulate General of India encouraged all exhibitors for their great effort to showcase products from various districts of Odisha.

OSAN President, Mr Ramesh Mallik, Event Chairman Mr Anant Sabat and OSAN General Secretary Mr Sanjay Das, other trustees and event committee members supervised the programme.  They thanked all devotees and donors including the Consulate General of India and other corporations for their valuable contribution and support.