On the occasion of the 211th birth anniversary of Shree Shree Harichand Thakur on 29th March, ‘Matua Dharma Maha Mela 2022’ virtually addressed by the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi.
The PMO said that Harichand Thakur devoted his life for the betterment of the downtrodden, oppressed and deprived persons in undivided Bengal before the independence. The social and religious movement started by him originated from Orakandi (now in Bangladesh) in 1860 and led to the formation of the Matua Dharma.
All India Matua Mahasangha organised Matua Dharma Maha Mela 2022 beginning from today. It was organised at Shreedham Thakurnagar in West Bengal’s Thakurbari. The event will end on 5th April.
PM Modi had tweeted that:
