Preparations Underway for Ashokastami Mela in Hatsingimari

GUWAHATI: Ashokastami is a major festival for a large number of Hindu people, especially in the states of Assam, West Bengal and Odisha. Hatsingimari of Assam is also preparing the festival in a grand manner.

This year’s Ashokastami Mela will be organised in a 15-day format in the Hatsingimari region of the state. Located in the South Salmara district of Assam, this event will be hosted near the Sarkasaripara Bridge near Hatsingimari of Assam.

The fifteen-day festival will start on March 29 2023, mentioned the organising committee of the upcoming event. The president of the organising committee, Govinda Chandra Saha and Secretary Rajesh Chandra Saha mentioned that they are expecting a large number of devotees to take take part in the festival.

The organisers also mentioned that proper measures have been taken to ensure the safety of the devotees who will visit the venue for the festival. It is customary for the devotees to take dips in the river on the occasion of the festival and offer homages to their ancestors.

The organises also mentioned actions have been taken regarding ensuring the law and order during the festival. They also invited all people, irrespective of religion or ethnic conditions to visit and participate in the festival while asking for the support of the local people in organising the event.

Meanwhile, National Muga Day will also be celebrated in Assam, its endemic zone, after more than ten years. This was stated in a meeting of The Lakhimpur District Muga Farmers Association held at Batomari Adarsh Higher Secondary School in Batomari in Dhakuwakhona on Sunday. The secretary of the association Ranjit Gogoi explained the objectives of the meeting while it was chaired by its president Amiya Baruah.

During his presentation, chief advisor to the association and national award-winning farmer and silk researcher Jitul Saikia explained that Muga silk and its rearing is one of the three important pillars of Assamese culture including Assamese language and Bihu festival, and extinction of any one of them will mean the extinction of Assamese identity.

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