Mangaluru: The ICYM’s Mangalore Diocese unit celebrated the feast of Assumption of Mother Mary and the 73rd Independence Day on Thursday, August 15.
The youth, along with the guests and the gathering, unfurled the tricolor and sang the National Anthem with a salute as a sign of respect.
The dignitaries addressed the gathering on the occasion.
Activities such as Shramadhan and youth gathering programme, awareness programme on plastic-free living, cleanliness drive, ashram visit, blood donation, felicitation of the defence personnel, and donation of relief material for the flood-affected areas were conducted to make the day more memorable.