Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary opens Pitru Paksha Mela in Gaya and inaugurates a tent city
25 September 2026
Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary inaugurated the Pitru Paksha Mela Mahasangam 2026 in Gaya on 25 September 2026.
He prayed at the Vishnupad Temple, inspected arrangements at Dev Ghat on the Falgu and inaugurated a tent city for devotees.
The mela runs from 25 September to 10 October 2026.
He said the Vishnupad Corridor project is among the biggest initiatives undertaken for the development of a temple in the state.
He said about Rs 20,000 crore of industrial investment in the Integrated Manufacturing Cluster at Bodh Gaya is expected to begin taking shape from October, and that work is under way on a project worth around Rs 1,000 crore to bring Son river water to the Falgu river.
A special postal cover issued by the Department of Posts for Pitru Paksha was released at the event.
In plain words
Pitru Paksha Pitru Paksha — A fortnight of rituals in memory of ancestors; pind daan at Gaya is central to it.
IMC Integrated Manufacturing Cluster — An industrial cluster planned at Bodh Gaya.