AGARTALA, Dec 18 (TIWN): The 167th birth anniversary of Maa Sarada Devi, the Holy Mother was celebrated today with great fervour and serenity by the Ramakrishna Missions of Tripura.

The full-day celebration started early in the morning with Mangalaarti, followed by chanting of mantras, Aarti and bhajans of the Holy Mother. Special Pooja and Havan were performed. Bhajan and Bhog were also part of the celebration.

A large number of devotees and local people had gathered for the celebration. They were enlightened with the life of Sri Sarada Maa by Swami Nirantarananda ji Maharaj.
Finally all the devotees offered pushpanjali to Mother Sri Sarada Devi. All the participants enjoyed prasad (lunch) at Sarada Hall. In the evening, the programme to be started with Aarti, followed by a talk on Holy Mother.

The celebrations culminated with chanting of bhajans on Maa Sarada.