Greater Noida West: Like every year, this year also Lohri was celebrated with great pomp in the Saviour Greenarch Society of Greater Noida West. Society’s AOA President Pawan Kumar Chaudhary said that all the festivals are celebrated with great pomp and show here. In the same sequence, the festival of the change of seasons, Lohri was celebrated in the society.
In this the elderly, women, men, and children greeted each other by burning peanuts, popcorn and revadiya in the fire of Lohri and till late night there was fun on the tune of drums and Bhangra around the fire of Lohri.
Society residents Vicky Bhardwaj and Nidhi Sharma say, “The festival of Lohri is dedicated to Sun God and Fire.“
In this festival, people dedicate new crops to Agnidev. It is believed that through the festival of Lohri, the offering of the new crop reaches all the gods.