The 129th birthday of Sri Sri Thakur Anukul Chandra along with the 9th foundation day of Satsanga Vihar was held at Joda on Sunday.
In the morning, a decorated chariot of Thakur escorted by devotees chanting “Jay Radhe, Radhe Krishna Krishna Govinda ,Govinda Bolare and Jay Guru” along with different dance and Sankirtan troupes moved around Joda town.
In a Satsang programme, chief speaker Baleswar Ritwik Nrusingh Singh spoke about the inspiring lifestyle of Thakur and told the devotees to follow the same in their own life. The Satsang was presided over by Riwitik of Padmapur Satsanga Vihar near Keonjhar town Mahendra Kumar Sahoo.
The programme was organised by Joda Satasanga Vihar secretary Madan Mohan Barik with the assistance of Ashok Panigrahi, Hrushikesh Behera, Dilip Behera, Madhu Sudan Parida, Bhagwan Giri and others.