The Viswa Kalyan Sri Harinam Mahayanga Pracharini Samiti and Sreemad Bhagabata Katha Parishad of Tara Tarini Peetha (Singhadwara) in Ganjam district organised a nine-day Devi Bhagawat Parayana and Haimanteeka Navaratra Utsav at Tara Tarini Peeth on the bank of river Rushikulya recently.
This spiritual discourse will continue up to October 2. The event was coordinated by president of Pujak Samaj Tapan Kumar Rana, educationists Narasingh Panda and Lokanath Panda. Narasingh Panda introduced the guests. Mahanta Radhacharan Maharaj Ji inaugurated the event and presided.
On Saturday, the spiritual discourse on Devi Bhagabat Parayan was held in the presence of thousands of devotees and spiritual leaders.
Among the spiritual leaders and saints who joined the event include Mahanta Ramakrushna Das Maharaj of Gangadahani Bada Matha and Mahanta Hari Hara Das Maharaj of Jagannath Matha of Kanchuru. Bhagabat Bhaskar Bani Bibhusuna Pandit Jagannath Panda and Pandit Satyanarayan Acharya delivered discourse followed by by Arati and Prasad Sevan.
Former Deputy Speaker of Assembly and advisor of Odisha Agri Marketing Board Rama Chandra Panda graced the event as guest. Among others, Mahanta Satyanarayan Acharya, Er Rohit Kumar Sethi, writer Dandapani Mahapatra, Prof KC Panda, Prof Ramesh C Tripathy, Prabachak Jagannath Panda and Harihar Das Maharaj joined.