Following the directives of Chief Minister Raghubar Das to convert Morhabadi Ground into a vibrant activity center, Department
of Tourism, Art and Culture will show live telecast of Maha Shiva Ganga Aarti from Deogarh on 11 lED screens decked up at Morhabadi Ground from 6 PM onwards to mark the conclusion of pious Shravani Month on Sunday.
“For Shravani Mela, a quite a number of initiatives was taken up this year. The department in an attempt to do something unique has decided to telecast Maha Shiva Ganga Aarti live from Deogarh on lED screens decked up here in the State Capital. Sitting arrangement for 500 people has been made at Morhabadi Ground being decorated on the lines of New York’s Times Square to promote different cultural events,” said Department of Tourism, Art and Culture, Secretary Manish Ranjan while briefing the press meet here on Saturday.
The Tourism Secretary further stated that besides making a special arrangement for the public at the State Capital’s Morhabadi Ground, the department is also trying to show the live telecast of Mahaarti on the other 32 lED screens decked up across the State.
“The concluding Mahaarti is performed by as many as 21 priests at the shrine annually. The grand affair was earlier restricted to a specific place, after witnessing the success of live telecast of FIFA world cup grand finale, this is the second effort of the department,” Manish Ranjan added.
Meanwhile, presenting an estimate of total number of devotees gathered at Deogarh for Jalabhishek, the Tourism Secretary stated that as many as 37 lakh devotees during the pious month offered water to the deity at Deogarh.
Similarly, at Basukinath Temple, Dumka over 26.19 lakh devotees performed the rituals of Jalabhishek.