Abhyankar Nagar Durga Utsav marks 40th year in Nagpur with events from October 11 to 21
Corporator Ketan Thakre has invited devotees to the Abhyankar Nagar Durga Utsav Mandal's 40th-year festival, running from October 11 to 21.
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The Abhyankar Nagar Durga Utsav Mandal's festival in Nagpur has reached its 40th year. It is celebrated in Abhyankar Nagar and the mandal is run by the Mahalaxmi Welfare Society. The mandal has organised a series of religious programmes between October 11 and 21. The festival, built on devotion and faith, honours the goddess and also sustains religious tradition and social unity.
Ketan Thakre, president of the Mahalaxmi Welfare Society, is a general secretary of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee and a corporator. He has appealed to all citizens and devotees to take part in the festival. He said devotees will get the chance to participate in the various religious programmes.
The festival begins with a procession on Sunday, October 11. The procession will run from 4 pm to 7 pm, from Bajajnagar to the sabha mandap. From Monday, October 12, to Tuesday, October 20, Pandit Nandkishore Maharaj's Durga Bhagwat will be held daily from 2 pm to 6 pm. Corporator Ketan Thakre has appealed to devotees to benefit from these programmes.
The Ahoratra homa havan will begin at 11:30 pm on Sunday, October 18, and continue until 5 am on Monday, October 19. On the same day, Navkanya pujan and a mahaprasad have been arranged from 10 am to 3:30 pm. Through these rituals, devotees will be able to express their devotion to the goddess and also gather together.
An aarti will be held at 8:30 pm on every day of the festival. A procession and immersion programme will take place from 8 pm to 11 pm on Wednesday, October 21. Corporator Ketan Thakre has appealed to citizens to attend this 40th-year religious celebration in Abhyankar Nagar with their families and add to the festivities.
