Over 600 students, teachers, parents participated in the Swachhata Dindi procession, organised by Navi Mumbai municipal corporation on the eve of Ashadhi Ekadashi.
The event was held in collaboration with Dnyandeep Seva Mandal’s school in Karave, residents and the was combined with messages of cleanliness.
The rally was part of NMMC’s ongoing ‘Safai Apnao, Bimari Bhagao’ campaign.
Students dressed as saints including Sant Tukaram, Sant Dnyaneshwar, Vitthal, Rakhumai, Muktabai, and Mirabai, led the rally with devotional slogans like “Pandharinath Maharaj ki Jai” and “Dnyanoba Mauli Tukaram”accompanied by traditional instruments like lezim, taal-mrudung, and the school band. The rally moved from the school premises to Nexus Mall in Seawoods.
The highlight of the procession was the palkhi carrying images of Sant Dnyaneshwar and Sant Tukaram, along with sacred texts—the Dnyaneshwari and Tukaram Gatha. The students carried placards promoting cleanliness, plastic ban, and hygiene, turning the religious march into a civic awareness campaign.
As the dindi reached Nexus Mall, a symbolic ring, a circular formation traditionally part of the wari was performed, followed by a special kirtan on cleanliness.
