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PM Modi participates in Lohri celebrations in Delhi. Photo courtesy: PIB

PM Modi participates in Lohri celebrations in Delhi's Naraina

| @indiablooms | Jan 14, 2025, at 01:04 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended Lohri celebrations at Naraina in Delhi on Monday.

PM Modi remarked that Lohri has a special significance for several people, particularly those from Northern India.

"It symbolises renewal and hope. It is also linked with agriculture and our hardworking farmers.Lohri has a special significance for several people, particularly those from Northern India. It symbolises renewal and hope. It is also linked with agriculture and our hardworking farmers,"  Modi stated.

"This evening, I had the opportunity to mark Lohri at a programme in Naraina in Delhi. People from different walks of life, particularly youngsters and women, took part in the celebrations. Wishing everyone a happy Lohri!" he said.

Lohri is a popular winter Dogra and Punjabi folk festival celebrated primarily in Northern India.

It is believed by many that the festival marks the passing of the winter solstice. Lohri marks the end of winter, and is a traditional welcome of longer days and the sun's journey to the Northern Hemisphere. It is observed the night before Maghi.

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