Religious programme at Jagannath Baba Devasthan in Chekpipri on October 15 and 16

Religious programmes will be held at Shri Sadguru Jagannath Baba Devasthan in Chekpipri, Gondpipri tehsil, on Thursday, October 15, and Friday, October 16, 2026. The two days will include ghatasthapana, a palanquin foot-march, a traditional Gayatri yajna, kirtan, mahaprasad and ghughri kala, along with a bhajan evening. The organisers have appealed to devotees of the area to attend in large numbers.

As in every year, the programmes will be held in a devotional atmosphere at the devasthan. The event will create a spiritual mood in the Chekpipri premises and give devotees a chance to enjoy devotion.

The programme will begin early on Thursday, October 15. Ghatasthapana will be performed at the Hanuman temple site at 4.16 am by Maroti Maharaj.

On Friday, October 16, a palanquin foot-march will set out from Chekpipri village at 5.16 am. A traditional Gayatri yajna will follow from 8.16 am to 11.16 am.

From 11.16 am to 2.16 pm, Hari Bhakta Parayan Suvarnatai Prakash Pimpalkar of Bhadravati will perform kirtan. Devotees will hear spiritual thoughts through her kirtan. Mahaprasad and ghughri kala are scheduled from 2.16 pm to 7.16 pm, followed by a bhajan evening.

The presence and participation of Dr Devendra Yadav, speaker of the Mahasadhana lecture series, Avinash Kannake, a well-known kirtankar of Maharashtra, and Hari Bhakta Parayan Suvarnatai Prakash Pimpalkar will be a special attraction.

The event is being organised by Ulhas Nagorao Karpe, a director of the Gondpipri branch of the Chandrapur District Central Co-operative Bank and chairman of the Rajura divisional loan committee. The organisers have appealed to all devotees of the area to come with their families and take part in the programmes, so that the event may be celebrated with enthusiasm through faith, devotion and collective participation.