GUWAHATI: The annual Gospastmi Mela, which is a signature event every year after Diwali and Chath Puja, will be celebrated with a three-day programme from October 30 next with much enthusiasm at the Athgoan Gaushala.
Shree Gauhati Gaushala at Athgaon, founded by the indigenous Axomiya Marwaris of Guwahati in 1916, is completing 107 years of its existence and it is the oldest and the most popular charitable institution of the North-East region, serving mankind without any profit motive.
Gaushala has a great history and is still able to maintain its original principle of Gau Sewa and Manav Sewa. This Gaushala is believed to be the biggest Gaushala in the country, stated a press release.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Gopastami Mela could not be observed for the last two years, but this year, the working committee of Shree Gauhati Gaushala led by its president Jai Prakash Goenka and trustee in-charge Ashok Dhanuka, has decided to celebrate this year's Mela as a memorable event.
Gopastami is celebrated on the eighth day after Deepawali by the Hindu community. On this day, since time immemorial, community members worship cows and offer them fodder and jaggery (gur) as a mark of their obeisance to Gau Mata.
The much-awaited Mela is visited approximately by two lakh visitors from different walks of life irrespective of religion, caste and creed.
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