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Balagokulam is planning big this time to make the Sreekrishna Jayanthi celebrations a mega event across the state on Sept 8. Over one lakh little Sree Krishnas will be paraded in 10,000 sobhayathras to be taken out in each nook and corner of the state, said V Harikumar, state general secretary, Balagokulam.
As a prelude to the event, flag day was observed in 15,000 centres on Saturday. Gov pooja (worshiping of cows) was also held at over 2,000 centres. At Guruvayoor temple, maha gov pooja was held. As part of the Sreekrishna Jayanthi cultural programmes, family meets, literary competitions and cultural meets have also been planned. The Janmashtami Puraskar, instituted as part of the Sreekrishna Jayanthi, will be awarded to Carnatic musician M Balamuralikrishna at a function to be held in Kochi on September 5. Noted musician K G Jayan will present the award to Balamuralikrishna. In the various cultural meetings, K J Yesudas, P Parameswaran, Akkitham Achuthan Nampoothiri, Vellappally Natesan, Vice Admiral Sushil Kumar, playback singer P Jayachandran, film director Ranjith, actor Manoj K Jayan, MLAs K Muralidharan and C P Muhammad, Kanayai Kunhiraman, S Rameshan Nair, K P Sasikala Teacher, Raju Narayana Swami, District Collector K Mohandas, Thuravoor Suresh, Harikumar Koyikkal, P P Manmdan, Rajiv Alunkal, Alappey Rishikesh, Ambalappuzha Gopakumar, actors Radhika and Saranya Mohan, J P Indira and others will attend the function.
On the Sreekrishna Jayanthi day, sobhayathras will start at 3.30 p.m. Harikumar and Media Cell convener T Nandakumar said in a statement that Mahasobhayathras would be held in T’Puram, Kollam, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Vatakara, Kannur, Kasargod and Kozhikode towns.
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