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MARGAO
The four-day annual Zatra of Shree Shantadurga Fatarpekarin will be held at Fatorpa from January 7 to 10.
Addressing the media, president of the Shree Shantadurga Fatarpekarin Dilkush Desai said the Zatra will commence with the Chandicha rath on day one, followed by the Mayur rath, Surya rath and the maharath on January 10.
He said that elaborate security arrangements have been made for the smooth conduct of the annual festival. “The Zatra of Shree Fatarpekarin attracts devotees from across the state as well as from the neighbouring states. We have made elaborate arrangements for the annual festival. Around 30-35 CCTV surveillance cameras will be installed in and around the temple complex during the four-day festivities,” he said.
Dilkush said the managing committee has put in place sanitation facilities at the temple complex for the benefit of the devotees. “The committee has spent Rs 3-4 lakh on sanitation and bathroom facilities for the devotees. Besides, the committee has spent Rs 30 lakh on underground cabling and to purchase a power generator,” Dilkush told the media.
He pointed out that besides the religious festivities, the committee has arranged a host of cultural and entertainment programmes during the four-day festival.
