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About Nalbari Hari Mandir:

Coming through a saga of several decades, the Hari Mandir of Nalbari becomes a self made history now. Starting from a small Ras Puja comity in the last of the 1930's, now it becomes the biggest religious, spiritual & cultural place of the Nalbari district. More than the boundary of the district, the Ras Mahotsava festival organized by the Mandir comity is one of the biggest Ras Puja festivel of India. In year 2008, Nalbari Hari Mandir organized the Dimond Jubilee of Ras Mahotsava, which is rare in religious & cultural history in not only the Assam, but also in the India too. Now a days, the Mandir become a religious, social & spiritual place to organize festivals, with it's wide range of management. Since last few years, the Hari Mandir is being a place of public interest to celebrate Marriage Ceremony too.

Now a days, the Hari Mandir is not only famous for the Ras Mahotsava but for it's wide range of religious, cultural & social activities. The Hari Mandir has played always a prime role in the dramatic development of the famous Mobile Theater of Assam.

The Mandir is located at the center place of Nalbari town, touching the NT Road and touching the North Frontier Railway track on it's north side. The current campus of the Mandir is of 7 Bigha, 1 Katha & 9 Lesa land. A Commity formed by the member's opinion is to operate the tasks as termed and imposed Bye Law. The Bye Law was been accepted with amendment and common opinion by the General Assembly held in October 5, 1998, which was been recognized in the General Assembly that was held in November 7, 1978. For the management of the Mandir, there should be One President, 2 Vice President, One General Secratary, 2 Assistant Secretary and 18 Executive members, elected from the Life Time Members or yearly members. At least 16 members should be elected from the life time members from the above 24 Executive members. Next to it, the above 24 member can include 4 co-opted members from the life time or general members. The total number of members of the Commity will be 28. The Mandir Commity is aimed to work for the religious and social development as well as with the development and preservation of the land & property of the Mandir, determined Bye Law. According to the Bye Law, the Logo of the Mandir has been symbolized with an \ letter in the center blooming lotus encircling with the phrase "Nalbari Hari Mandir". And the flag of the mandir is of Assamese Pat silk, including the logo at the center point, and 3:2 in dimension according to the Bye Law.

One can be a general member of Hari Mandir, by subscribing the membership fees of Rs 51.00, if he is belongs to Hindu community and completed 18 years of his age. To be a life time member one must be over 35 years old and be respectful to Hari Mandir and to subscribe the life time membership fees of Rs 251.00. However, it is not necessary to donate, be a member; any Hindu people has the right to attend any occasion or festival organized in the Hari Mandir campus. The Nalbari Hari Mandir is completely an organization of Hindu people, it is an public organization.

Assam, may, the entire india needs most today, is the spirit of harmonious living and concerted efforts on our part, meant at well being of the common people at large the wide sense of dedicaton and humanism. Hari mandir has been working hard for materialisation and realisation of the single undevided cultural entity that this sacred institution stands for spreading the sinwes of friendship, brotherhood, fraternity, humanity, peace and unity to far flung places of the country. Hari mandir, Nalbari, now becomes the biggest religeous, spiritual, cultural and important place of integration of the state of Assam. The celebration of the holy Ras festival of Hari mandir, is one of the populest festival in India. In addition to celebration of Ras festival, the Durga puja, Lakshmi puja, Saraswati puja, Janmastami of lord Krishna, Sri Sri Maha Vishnu Jagya(sacrefice), the Madbhagawat camp, the Geeta camp, perfomance of Ozapali, Dhulia, Shivaratri, celebration of birth anniversary of Srimanta Sankardev and Sri Sri Madhab Dev, two saints of the 15 century, Sankirtan, Viswakarma puja, recitation of Srimadbhagawat, Nam Prasanga by both male and female groups have been arranging regularly in the premises of the mandir. During the days of Ras Mahotsava various groups of mobile theatres namely Suradevi theatre, Nataraj theatre, Purbajyoti theatre, Kohinoor theatre, Abahan theatre, Rupkonwer theatre, Aparupa theatre, Hengul theatre, Srimanta Sankardev theatre, Rajlakshmi theatre, Ashirbaad theatre, theatre Bhagyadevi, Bardoichila theatre, Chitralekha theatre etc have been performing their show in aid of the mandir since the decade of 1960. In addition to that arrangement of gift coupon draws, exhibition of circus, magic shows etc have been made in aid of the mandir complex. A music school also under the principalship of Sri Nandeswar Saikia Bayan has been maintaining by the executive comity of the mandir in the mandir complex. Different free medical campus such as eye camp, health camp, camp for diabetic patients etc have been arranging every off and on by the mandir management comity. Among those personalities who attended the campus of the mandir were Srimad Sankaracharyya of Kanchipuram peetha, Satradhikar late Chandra Kanta Mishra, Sri Karuna Kanta Kalita, Padadhikar, Srimanta Sankardev Sangha, his excellancy the honourable governor of Assam & Meghalaya, Sjt Tarun gagoi, Chief Minister of Assam who contributed an amount of Rs 25 Lakhs for the construction of the cultural complex of Sri Sri Hari Mandir from the govt. exchequer prominent donar late Udayasankar Pujayapad Sri Hembhai, eminent artist Dr. bhupen hazarika, receipent of dada falke award, prominent scholar Dr Mamoni Roycham Goswami, Gyanpith Awardee, Dr Bhabendra Nath saikia, Dr Lakhinandan Bora, both Sahitya Academi Awardee. It is pertinent to mention here that the owner of M/S R.K Mines of Jaipur, Rajsthan has has kindl donated 4000 sq. feet marble to the Vishnu Mandir of Sri Sri Hari Mandir. Late Narayan ch. mahajan, ex president of the management comity of Hari Mandir had constructed the brick wall of the eastern side of the mandir and donated the same to the mandir. The services rendered by late Bali Mistri & late Rahi Mstri at the time of construction of the mandir cannot be forgotten. The Guru Asana of the Namghar was made by late Matia mistri of Jajiabari, one late Laghanubham Das, a carter alongwith some of his associates had filled up the mandir campus at their own expenses. The glorious dimond jubilee of Sri Sri Hari Mandir has been celebrated with various colourful functions in the year 2008.

The Hari Mandir is not only famous for the holy Ras mahotsava of lord Krishna but for the holy Ras mahotsava of lord Krishna but for its wide range activities in the field of religion, culture and social works. The mandir is located at the center of Nalbari town touching the N.T. Road on its eastern side and North East Frontier Railway track on its northern side. The area of the present mandir campus is comprised of 7 bighas and 9 lechas of land. The Hari Mandir has possessed and owned 22 bighas, 1 katha and 7 lechas of landed properties. Initially the images of the Ras puja were made by late Ambika Nath Goswami and his brother renowned Sanskrit scholar late Adya Nath Goswami, later on the images were made by one Paban Paul and one Nitai Paul, since 1965 the various images of Ras mahatsava have been making by sri Aswini paul his son Bikram paul and Sri Makhar Paul and his groups. Prominent Artist Sri Adya Sarma and late Suran Roy had surprised the over all construction works of the Vishnu Mandir syncronising with the celebration of Ras Mahatsava the celebration committees have been publishing a souvenier in every year since 1985 wherein different articles depicting the very essence of holy Ras Mahatsava. The management committee of sri sri hari mandir was constituted for the first time in the year 1940 at the general meeting held on 9-9-1940 wherein Late Debendra Nath Bhattacharyya was elected as secretary of the committee. The next management comity was constituted on 19-12-1943 in the public meeting held and Late Hari Narayan Dutta Barua was selected as secretary of the comity. Later on LateDutta Barua resigned from the post of secretary and Late Dr. Girish Choudhury was selected as secretary in his place. But due to the sudden demise of Dr. Girish Choudhary prominent artist Late Suren Roy was selected as secretary of the management comity temporarily. In the next general meeting a full fladged management comity was formed with Late Narayan Ch. Kalita Mahajan as the president, Late Dr. Nripendra Malla barua as secretary and Late Suren Roy and Late Ramen Barua as Asstt. Secretaries. The draft constitution of the management comity of Hari Mandir, nalbari was submitted on 6-9-1970 in the general meeting for the first time for its acciptence. The meeting had adopted a resolution directing the comity to place the same in the next general meeting for acceptence after threadbare discussion among those person who were involved with the establishment of the Hari Mandir since very inception were Sahitya Ratna Late Hari Narayan Dutta Baruah, Late Mahendra Narayan Choudhury, Late Angad Sen Barkakoty, Late Pua Ram das, Late Upendra Narayan choudhury, Late Santi Malla Barua, Late Hari Charan Pathak, Late Nila Ram Mahajan, Late Chandi Ch. Sarma, late Nabin Ch. Talukdar, Late Upen Patgiri, Late Hari Patgiri, Late Banti Ram Member, Late Hem Barma Mazumdar, Late Pratap Goswami, Late Kalpa Nath Sarma, Late Kanak Sarma etc.