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36th Annual Festival of Sri Krishna and 16-Prahar Harinam Sankirtan to Begin at Guptajagannath Temple in Cumilla on 11 December

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36th Annual Festival of Sri Krishna and 16-Prahar Harinam Sankirtan to Begin at Guptajagannath Temple in Cumilla on 11 December
From 11 December 2026 (24 Agrahayan 1433 Bengali year), the traditional 16-Prahar-long Sri Sri Tarakbrahma Harinam Sankirtan is set to begin at Sri Sri Guptajagannath Temple in Digambaritola, Cumilla, on the occasion of the 36th annual festival of Lord Sri Krishna. The Sri Sri Guptajagannath Temple Committee has made extensive preparations at the temple premises centering on this religious gathering, one of the largest for followers of Sanatan Dharma. The six-day event will conclude on 16 December with Purnahuti and Mahant Biday.

According to the program schedule, the event will be inaugurated auspiciously with Bhagavat Path at 7:30 pm on 11 December (Friday); the performance will be by Faridpur's devout devotee Sri Joy Karmakar. On 12 December (Saturday) at 7:00 pm, Adhibas and Ganga Ahwan will be held under the priestly guidance of Sri Swapan Chandra Goswami, and at 8:00 pm, Satkhira's Srimati Anjali Rani Sarkar will perform Lila Kirtan. On 13 December (Sunday) at 8:00 pm, Satkhira's Srimati Kumari Asha Lata Chowdhury will perform Lila Kirtan.

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Starting at sunrise on 14 December (Monday) and continuing uninterruptedly until Brahma Muhurta on 16 December (Wednesday), the 16-Prahar-long Sri Sri Tarakbrahma Harinam Yajna and Braja Dhuli Grahan will take place. At the second prahar on 15 December (Tuesday), after the Bhogaraga of Sriman Mahaprabhu, Mahaprasad will be distributed among the assembled devotees. At dawn on 16 December, the grand festival will conclude with the Purnahuti of the Mahamanam Yajna, circumambulation of the temple, Dadhi Mangal, and Mahant Biday.

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Renowned kirtan groups from different parts of the country will participate in this Harinam Yajna—Sri Rina Mina Ashtasakhi Sampradaya (Khulna), Sri Gaur Gopal Sampradaya (Gopalganj), Sri Prabhu Sundar Sampradaya (Laksam), Sri Nanda Dulal Sampradaya (Ashtagram, Kishoreganj), Sri Guru Chaitanya Sampradaya (Khulna) and Sri Prabhu Sanatan Sampradaya (Noakhali).

The organizing committee has announced that prasad arrangements will be available day and night for all devotees and pilgrims attending during the festival. For any information and overall assistance, devotees can contact 01712-737536, 01712-840181, 01711-152481 or 01717-379780. The temple committee seeks everyone's spontaneous presence and active cooperation in this grand festival, organized wishing for the welfare of the world.

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