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CM announces 5% hike in offerings to deities at Kullu

Millennium Post Delhi

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October 20, 2024

This was at the closing ceremony of the weeklong International Kullu Dussehra annual event

- ASHWANI SHARMA

Acknowledging the role of deities in social fabrics and spiritual life of the people in Kullu, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, on Saturday announced a 5 per cent increase in offerings to deities, 20 per cent in honorarium of Bajantris and 20 per cent in distance allowance.

This was at the closing ceremony of the weeklong International Kullu Dussehra—a famed annual event that attracts lakhs of visitors and tourists.

The Chief Minister presided over the closing ceremony. Starting his speech in Kulluvi dialect, the Chief Minister said “Vida Dashmi Ri Tusa Sabhi be Badhai.”

Sukhu said he wanted to be part of Kullu Dussehra festival last year too, but could not make it due to ill health.

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