Jammu Tawi, April 14 -- Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha attended the Tawi Aarti Sunday evening at the Tawi Riverfront project here, terming the river the soul of the city.

He said the coinciding of the aarti with the Baisakhi festival was a "divine spectacle." Sinha said the Tawi River is connected to the soul of Jammu and the living form of "our consciousness and thoughts." "It is a cultural idea and spiritual flow and with the beginning of aarti at Tawi Riverfront, efforts are being made to awaken our ancient culture," he said.

"Tawi Aarti, the sacred ceremony, is the medium to express our ancient values and ideals on the banks of this sacred river. Today's grand aarti has started a new era," the Lt Governor said.

He calle...