Due to heavy rains and bad weather, Bhairavnath festival was postponed till further notice. Bokaro Deputy Commissioner Mukesh Kumar executed an order stating that the next date for the festival will be announced later.
Earlier, Bhairavnath festival was scheduled on 27 and 28 September at Chandankiyari at Bokaro but in view of heavy rains it was rescheduled on 30 September and 1 October. Now again it was postponed and will be rescheduled later due to incessant rainfall since past ten days, informed a district administrative official.
Heavy downpour destroyed dais, podium and other temporary structures erected to organised the festival, an official said. Now again all arrangements have to be done and new temporary structures have to be erected to organised the festival, he said.
According to the Meteorological Department, the weather is expected to be clear after 4 October, so the date will be decided later, said the official.
The Bhairav Mahotsav is scheduled to be organised by the state tourism department in joint association with the district administration, to give more exposure and to enhance Bhairav Sthan as a tourist spot at Chandankiyari. Several artists from Jharkhand and other parts of the country will perform here at ‘Bhairav Mahotsav’.
Famous Singer Daler Mehndi, Mamta Sharma, Indian playback singer popularly known for the song 'Munni Badnaam Hui' along with signer Arun Pathak, Ravi Tripathi, Rituraj Tiwari, Bipin Mishra, Samsher Khan will perform at Mahotsav.