THANE: The sweltering warmth didn’t deter the lake metropolis from ushering within the Holi pageant which was celebrated with a lot fanfare and enthusiasm by residents following the lengthy Covid-induced hiatus.
Whereas majority of the town was drenched in Holi revelry ranging from arranging native festivals and rain dances, few residents ushered within the pageant by making a distinction for the society and making certain the setting remained protected.
The native unit of the Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti in Thane collected almost 300 puranpolis and distributed them to the under-priveledged residents alongside the town fringes. “We requested residents from Thane and Kalwa to make an additional puranpoli for the needy. Whereas one poli could possibly be provided to the Holi deity as per custom, the opposite could possibly be donated to the needy. We managed to gather over 300 polis, which had been then distributed among the many needy at Hari Om Nagar,” mentioned Ajay Bhosale, an activist.
The Koli group from Koliwada in Thane noticed the group pageant a day earlier than the precise celebration in a bid to encourage residents with the significance of celebrating collectively. “Now we have adopted the ‘Ek Gaaon Ek Holi’ idea for the reason that final seven years and are urging residents to rejoice the event collectively,” mentioned Malathy Patil, former Shiv Sena corporator from Thane East.
Distinguished ministers and elected representatives from Thane additionally took out time from their busy schedules and celebrated the pageant with household and occasion activists. Shiv Sena chief and cupboard minister Eknath Shinde and son MP Dr Shrikant Shinde had been seen celebrating the pageant with household and later joined the revelry at Tembhi Naka with occasion colleague and former mayor Naresh Mhaske. NCP chief and cupboard minister Jitendra Awhad additionally joined occasion colleagues within the revelry on the occasion workplace and even belted few Bollywood songs on demand.
In the meantime, kids made the many of the pageant after the hiatus and noticed an eco-friendly pageant.