Thousands of women created a world record by taking out Jawara Yatra at the foundation stone laying ceremony of the world’s tallest Maa Umiya temple

The festival of Navratri has special significance in Hinduism, Navratri festival is celebrated four times throughout the year. During Navratri, nine forms of Goddess Bhagwati are worshipped with rituals and fasts are observed. Barley or jowar has great importance in this festival. On the first day of Navratri, it is important to sow barley in homes and temples on the day of Kalash Sthapana. The worship of Navratri is considered incomplete without barley. In Hinduism, barley is considered a symbol of Goddess Annapurna. It is a mythological belief that when Lord Brahma created the universe, the first crop to grow among the vegetation was barley or jowar. It is also called a complete crop. This is the reason why jowar is sown along with Kalash Sthapana on the first day of Navratri and ‘barley’ is offered during Sayam or Havan Puja while worshipping the gods and goddesses.

Vishwa Umiya Foundation organized the foundation stone laying ceremony of the world’s tallest Maa Umiya temple at 431 feet near Jaspur at Vaishnodevi Circle. During the ceremony, women took out a Jawara Yatra. Thousands of women from 48 areas across the city participated in this Yatra. Thousands of women wearing pink sarees and carrying Jawara on their heads took out this Yatra with full devotion, this Yatra was registered as a world record with the title of ” Largest Wheat Grass Carrying Parade ” in the Golden Book of World Records. The certificate of the world record was presented to the officials of Vishwa Umiya Foundation by Dr. Manish Vishnoei, Asia Head, GBWR, who was present at the program.

Expressing happiness over the name being registered in the Golden Book of World Records, Dr. Rupalben Patel, President of Jawara Yatra and Mahila Sammelan Committee, said that due to the blessings of Jagat Janani Maa Umiya, the number of women attending the event was more than expected. The huge Jawara Yatra of Vishwa Umiya Dham was 1.5 km long, the entire Jawara Yatra was arranged and organised by women only. This huge Jawara Yatra was organised by a team of only 100 sisters.