A large number of people gather at Panihati every year on this day to mark the arrival of Shri Chaitanyadev from Puri on the way to his abode at Nabadwip.
According to Iskcon vice president of Kolkata Radharaman Das, three people, namely Subhash Pal (70), Shukla Pal (60) and Chhaya Das (74), died in Panihati while attending Danda Mahotsav.
Uniindia: Kolkata, June 12 (UNI) At least three devotees were killed and some 50 others fell sick in heat and suffocation following a heavy turnout of devotees at a "Chira Doi" festival on the bank of<br /
At least five devotees have succumbed to extreme heat and several others fell ill as they were attending a religious festival at Panihati in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Sunday.On Sunday morning, several devotees participated in .