The 20th Disappearance Day of preacher and philosopher Srimad Gour Gobinda Swami Maharaj was observed with much pomp and gaiety at the Iskcon temple here on Monday. Around 500 devotees from countries like the USA, Russia, England, South Africa, France and Italy participated in the event, which will continue till Monday.
A video lecture on Bhagabat Katha was held in the morning. Besides, other rituals like feet washing, Gurupuja, Puspanjali and glorification programmes of Maharaj were held on the occasion. later, Prasad was distributed to around 2,000 devotees and other guests. A Mahangar Sankirtan Padayatra will be organised on Tuesday morning. The event was conducted by temple co-presidents Rasikananda Das and Premananda Das, vice-presidents Kasinath Pandit Das and Satwatapati Das and festival chairman Upendra Mishra Das.