Bedi holds Pongal celebration in Raj nivas for staff, families

: For the first time in the history of Puducherry and also of Raj Nivas, Lt Governor Kiran Bedi today organised a multi-cultural programme on its premises to celebrate the Pongal eve festival, with staff and their families present .
A bullock cart (tyre cart) with the animals decorated for the occasion was driven into the Raj Nivas lawns, much to the joy of staff members and their families who were p resent
Kiran Bedi videographed the entire programme on her mobile phone and loaded the pictures on Twitter.
This was the first Pongal festival for Kiran Bedi after she assumed office in May last year in the palatial campus.

Secretary to the Lt Governor G Theva Needhi Dhas, high ranking officials, including the Public Relations Officer of Raj Nivas, the Officer on Special Dutyand children of the families of Raj Nivas staff were among those present .
A bharathanatyam recital was presented by the children.

The horns of the bullocks were painted pink and green. Ribbons and flower garlands were tied around their necks and sugarcane was also displayed on either side of the cart to mark the occasion.
Mediapersons were kept at bay as the whole function was for the staff and their families.
The Lt Governor had earlier held programmes on the occasion of Christmas.

The bullock cart was from T N Palayam, a village adopted by Raj Nivas in Manavely Assembly constituency in Puducherry.