PABNA, March 23:- The 136th advent-year-commemoration festival of Sri Sri Thakur Anukalchandra is starting on Sunday at Himayetpur in Pabna on Punya Dol-Purnima Tithi. On the occasion of the three-day festival, Himaitpur Ashram in Pabna has completed all the preparations. The festival hall has been decorated. In the meantime, devotees have started coming from different districts of the country.
Meanwhile, Pabna Sadar Constituency Member of Parliament, District Awami League General Secretary Golam Farooq Prince inspected the overall preparations for the three-day festival. At that time Pabna Municipal Mayor Sharif Uddin Pradhan, Awami League leader Shahjahan Mamun, Municipal Commissioner Shaheen Sheikh and Arefin Rubel along with local leaders and ashram-related people.
The organizers said that Pabna Deputy Commissioner Mu will be present as the chief guest in the discussion meeting on the first day of the festival. Asaduzzaman. Special guests will be Police Superintendent of Pabna Akbar Ali Munsi BPM, President of Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Unity Parishad Pabna Birmuktijoddha Mr. Chandan Kumar Chakraborty, Managing Director of Universal Group. Sohani Hossain, Former Panel Chairman of Pabna Zilla Parishad Vijay Bhushan Roy, Director of Pabna Mental Hospital Dr Md. Shafkat Wahed, Pabna Press Club President ABM Fazlur Rahman, Pabna Zilla Puja Udyapan Parishad President Prabhas Chandra Bhadra, Hindu Mahazot Pabna District Branch Convenor Ashish Kumar Basak. Pabna-5 Constituency Member of Parliament Ghulam Farooq Prince will attend the discussion meeting as the chief guest on the second day. Pabna Zilla Parishad Chairman Birmuktijoddha A.S.M. will be the special guest. Abdur Rahim Pakon, Sadar Upazila Chairman Md. Mosharf Hossain, Pabna Municipality Mayor Md. Sharif Uddin Pradhan, Pabna District Awami League member Kamil Hossain, 14th Ward Commissioner A.H.M. Arefin Rubel, 15 Ward Commissioner Shaheen Sheikh.
During the three-day festival, Maliki at the beginning of the day, congregational prayer, morning-evening non-stop name-meditation, devotional sankirtan, staff meeting, distribution of Mahaprasad at Andobazar in the afternoon, youth meeting, Ramayana song, congregational prayer, Ritvik Parishad meeting, religious meeting, good abode, special prayer for the welfare of the world. And folk entertainment program. On the second day at dawn, Mangaliki, TarakaBrahma Naam Sankirtan, non-stop Nama-meditation, congregational prayers, recitation of scriptures, devotional music, commemoration of Purushottam’s appearance. Offering special prayers, Purushottam Pranaam and Arghyanjali for world welfare. Hoisting of Satsang flag accompanied by National Anthem and Matri Bandana, procession of Lord Krishna, Lila Kirtan, Commemoration of Punyalagna on the 539th Advent Day of Lord Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu, Sri Sri Thakur’s birthplace tour and Ashram courtyard tour with portrait, Kishore Mela, Ritvik Conference, Distribution of Mahaprasad at Andobazar at noon, Matri Conference, Sama cane Prayers, prayer meetings, night entertainment.
According to the demands of the deployed law enforcement forces, continuous security measures have been taken around the event. Security forces at various levels will be deployed to prevent any untoward incident.
The organizers say that this year’s event has been made more beautiful than other times. Already, Tagore devotees have started coming from different parts of the country. Foreign devotees flock to this festival. The ashram premises will be crowded with the procession of lakhs of devotees.
Naresh Madhu
Date: 23/03/24
