The 89th session ofsocio-cultural-religious organization Srimanta Sankardeva Sangha will startfrom February 5, Wednesdays at Dihingiya Mohura Pothar of Kamargaon inGolaghat.
The main venue named as 'Heritage KazirangaSamannay Kshetra' and the same has been reverberatedwith rhythms of 'Borgeet', 'Dihanam' and 'Jikir-Jari'.
The locals have been making preparationsenthusiastically to welcome lakhs of the devotee from all over the nation forthe session converted Dihingiya Mohura Pothar of Kamargaon into a holy place.
The annual conferences of the Sangha areimportant events to discuss organizational as well as spiritual matters. Theseconferences in recent years have turned into a national event with massivepublic participation.
Cultural activities are organized on agrand scale. The conferences have played an important role in bringing aboutthe unity and integrity among the diverse sections of people of the region.
The session of Srimanta Sankardeva Sanghawill conclude on February 8.
Srimanta Sankardeva Sangha is the largest socio-cultural-religiousorganization in Assam established in 1930 a village named Palasani in thedistrict of Nagaon.
Srimanta Sankaradeva Sangha is anorganization that based on the social, cultural, religious and spiritual idealsof Srimanta Sankaradeva, the great Vaishnava saint and religious preceptor ofthe medieval age.
According to Sangha's official website, theorganization has contributed significantly to religious and spiritualregeneration, social and cultural change and moral and intellectual growth.Above all, it has created an environment of peace, unity, integrity and amityamong the large followers belonging to diverse ethnic groups, castes and creedsof entire north-east India.
The four-tier system of the Sangha consistsof the primary unit, local area unit, district unit and the central committee. The Sangha has more than 5000 primary unites300 regional unites and 45 district unites function on a democratic basis.
During the first three decades of the 20thcentury, organizations like theDiscourse Centre, Study Circle, Publicity Centre, BhagavataStudy Centre,Jnanmalini Sabha and other small organization were formed in Barapujia,Kaliabor, Palasani of the district of Nagaon, Dhekial of Golaghat and Sualkuchiof Kamrup for the propagation of the doctrines of Sankaradeva. These effortsremained limited in nature and impact. The meeting of Ramakanta Bhuyan andHaladhar Bhuyan, the 2 important social workers of Nagaon in the third decadeof the 20th century, was a significant event in the history of the SrimantaSankaradeva Sangha.
Amakanta Muktiar and Haladhar Bhuyandecided to make a united and concerted effort to spread Sankaradeva's Bhaktimovement. On the advice of Haladhar Bhuyan and with the objectives spelt out byMuktiar, a publicity centre was formed at Palasani with the cooperation of themembers of the Jnanmalini Sabha. In 1930 the centre was named 'Sankar Sangha'in a public meeting marking the beginning of the organization.
The Sangha's name was changed to 'SrimantaSankaradeva Sangha' in the conference held in 1970 at North Lakhimpur under thepresident ship of Late Sonaram Chutia.
Some other notable persons who contributedto the strengthening of the organization in the early stage with labour andintellect are Nilamani Phukan, Haliram Mahanta, Dambarudhar Barua, GahanChandra Goswami, Sashi Chandra Barbarua, Harmohan Das, Tirtha Nath Goswami andLakheswar Saikia.
Sanghahas been publishing a 6 monthly magazine Namdharma (initially it was monthlyJuga Dharma, changed to the present name at the suggestion of LakshminathBezbaroa) since 1952
