Samartha Bharat Parva celebration and Dhuni Puja 2025 at Durgapur

Vivekananda Kendra Kanyakumari, West Bengal Prant, Paschimbanga Prant, Shanti Niketan Vibhag, Durgapur Nagar organized the Samartha Bharat Parva celebration and Dhuni Puja at Vivekananda Uddyan, M.A.M.C., Durgapur Nagar, on 25th December 2025. A total of 86 people attended the event.

Samartha Bharat Parva celebrates the strength of India, observed from 25th December—the first day of Swami Vivekananda's meditation on the rock in 1892—to 12th January, the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.

On the night of 24th December 1886, following the Mahasamadhi of their beloved Guru Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa on 16th August 1886, Swami Vivekananda and his brother disciples gathered and took their informal vows of sanyasa around a sacred fire at Antpur on 24 December 1886, which was followed by formal vows in January 1887 at Baranagar Math. The Dhuni Puja is celebrated to commemorate that historic event. The flame of the Dhuni symbolizes purity, renunciation, and the eternal spirit of service and sacrifice that Swamiji carried throughout his life.

The program was blessed by the honorable presence of Mananeeya Shri Hanumantha Rao Ji, All India Vice President of Vivekananda Kendra Kanyakumari. In front of the sacred flame lit before the statue of Swami Vivekananda, all participants gathered with deep devotion and reverence. They offered oblations and took a heartfelt vow to dedicate themselves to the service of society and the nation, following Swamiji's vision. The event concluded with the Shanti Mantra and Kendra Prarthana. Prasadam was distributed to all attendees.