Nara Narayan Mela
nara narayan mela also known pakhanjore mela annual mela paralkot modern pakhanjore kanker district chhattisgarh nara narayan mela start makar sankranti last day nearly million people gather india abroad business estimated worth million follower swami satyananda paramahansa believed incarnation god started event originally celebrated one day makar sankranti festival sreemat swami satyananda paramhansadeb founder nara narayan sevasram satyananda sevashram sangha pakhanjore swami satyanand born kalia faridpur district bangladesh known bengal partition india faith god since childhood abandoned family early youth adopted path righteousness due propensity towards faith efficient preaching large number student began follow swamijis follower many part country started worshipping messenger god swami satyananda sacrificed home build first ashram mathanbadhi bangladesh living disciple gave service people many year partition india swami satyananda along disciple came india refugee settled paralkot modern pakhanjore nara narayan sevsram pakhanjore continued serve people swami satyananda sacrificed physical life gave service people delivered service nara narayan sevagram local people believed incarnation god swamiji abandoned land took mausoleum today mausoleum region magnificent temple divine body placed special room statue partition india people came refugee faced biggest problem area childrens education therefore support disciple nara nararyan sevagram swami satyananda established first private higher secondary school child religion registered school known satyananda higher secondary school year make mela attractive theme song made prasenjit haldar jeet