Radhaballabh Tulsi Garden to be established in Nimapada

Bhubaneswar (By Abhishek Mohanty): 
Ankushpur village in Ekamapana, Nimapada, Puri district, has been selected as the site for the establishment of the Radhaballabh Tulsi Garden, following the proposal of the revered Mahanta Ramakrishna Das Maharaj of Radhaballabh Math Puri.

Representatives from Shree Jagannath Sanskruti Prachar Sansthan, including Jagannath culture promoters Dr. Narayan Mohapatra, Suresh Kumar Mishra, Trilochan Nayak, Bijay Panda, Bharati Bhushan Pattnaik, D.K. Dhir, and Srinivas Rao, conducted a site visit to Ankushpur to finalize the plan for developing the Tulsi garden.

In a meeting held on Thursday, the team collectively discussed the steps required to move the project forward, assigning responsibilities to ensure smooth implementation.

The session concluded with devotional bhajan and kirtan in praise of Mahaprabhu, followed by prasad distribution to all attendees.

The bhajan “Jagannath Jagannath… Chaka Nayana… Chaka Nayana…” was performed under the coordination of bhajan guru Bharati Bhushan Patnaik, with participation from Promodin Panda and Ashok Bal.

The meeting also resolved to launch several new initiatives in the coming days to further promote Jagannath culture in the region.