ITANAGAR, Aug 31: Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Brig. (Dr.) BD Mishra (Retd.) and chief minister Pema Khandu have greeted the people of the State, particularly the Adi community on the occasion of Solung festival.
In his message, the Governor said that the festivity of the Solung festival is the unique way of the Adi community to pay their obeisance to Mother Nature for her benevolence to mankind. I am confident that the Solung and other community festivals observed in the State will carry forward the age-old ethnicity of the tribes of the State, besides the promotion of the rich legacies of the State, the Governor said.
On this auspicious occasion, I offer my prayers to ‘Kine Nane’, the Goddess of crops and prosperity, ’Dadi Bote’, the God of Animal kingdom, ’Doying-Bote’, the God of Wisdom and all other benevolent deities to shower their blessings on entire mankind and herald a long period of peace, progress and prosperity for one and all, the Governor said in his message, while appealing to all Arunachalees to fight the menace of COVID-19 pandemic unitedly and defeat it.
“Ours is a distinct state with several tribes and communities residing side by side for ages maintaining their unique indigenous culture and traditions. Despite our varied diversity, we as Arunachalees are united and take pride in our indigenous cultural heritage. This cultural mosaic has to be maintained, preserved and propagated at all costs while keeping intact our unity in diversity. I believe this celebration of Solung would prove a major catalyst towards achieving this goal,” CM Khandu  said in a message here this evening.
Khandu said that despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the spirit and energy of Solung will not be dampened and called everyone to join the celebrations. He however requested the revellers to follow all the prescribed norms of social distancing, etc so that the spread of the virus is avoided.
State Legislative Assembly Speaker Pasang D. Sona in his festival message expressed hope that the festival will usher in universal peace, bumper harvest, prosperity and good health for all.
“On this auspicious occasion, I offer my prayers to Almighty Donyi-Polo to bless each one of us with their choicest blessings,” the Speaker added. 

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