Malkangiri, March, 12: The 138th birth anniversary celebration of Shri Shri Thakur Anukul Chandra was held at the Balimela Stadium in Malkangiri district. Devotees from Balimela town as well as from within and outside the district, who had been initiated by Shri Shri Thakur Anukul Chandra, attended the event in large numbers.
This district-level annual celebration, organized for the 5th consecutive year, was conducted under the leadership of Batakrishna Bishwal, President of the Shri Thakur Anukul Chandra Temple Management Committee at Balimela Durgalin; Vice President Sudanya Sarkar, Editor Ratikant Jenamani, Advisor Kamalkant Jenamani, Chief Advisor Dillip Kumar Raj, and Treasurer Prakash Chandra Maharana, along with other members, following traditional rituals.
On Sunday morning, all the prayer rituals were performed, including meditation prayers, chanting of the holy names, and reading of religious texts, starting around 6 AM. This was followed by the formal inauguration of the celebration and musical offerings. Arrangements were also made to serve prasad to the attendees during the general assembly.
In the afternoon at 3 PM, a procession through the town took place, followed by a general assembly at 7 PM, during which devotees were enthralled by bhajans (devotional songs) and devotional singing. The program concluded late at night with the distribution of prasad.
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