Archive · 5 Dec 2025
Minister Calls for Preserving Cultural Heritage at Sarangkheda Chetak Festival
Minister Jaykumar Rawal spoke at the Chetak Festival in Sarangkheda, a place where people worship Ekmukhi Datta.
He said everyone should work together to keep this cultural tradition alive.
The festival is very popular, with thousands of people visiting every day.
There's also a big horse market where people buy and sell horses.
The most expensive horse sold was a Punjabi Nukra breed mare for Rs 11,11,000.
The minister praised the festival's president for making the event better and mentioned that the previous chief minister helped a lot.
Many people come from different districts to see Ekmukhi Datta.
Minister Jaykumar Rawal inaugurated the Chetak Festival in Sarangkheda, appealing for joint efforts to preserve cultural heritage.
The festival attracts 50,000 devotees daily, with 75,000 visiting on the first day.
The horse market is a major attraction, with 2,800 horses and the highest sale being a Punjabi Nukra breed mare for Rs 11,11,000.
Rawal praised Chetak Festival President Jaipal Singh Rawal for modernizing the event and criticized the opposition for not supporting cultural preservation.
The festival is significant for the Mahanubhav sect, with devotees coming from all over the country.
- Who
- Minister Jaykumar Rawal, Devotees, Horse Traders
- What
- Inauguration of Chetak Festival and appeal to preserve cultural heritage
- When
- December 4, 2023
- Where
- Sarangkheda, Shahada District, Nandurbar
- Why
- To preserve the cultural heritage and promote the Sarangkheda Yatra
- Location
- Sarangkheda, Shahada District, Nandurbar
- Event
- Chetak Festival
- Inauguration Date
- December 4, 2023
- Key Speaker
- Minister Jaykumar Rawal
- Devotees Present
- 50,000 daily, 75,000 on first day
- Horses in Market
- 2,800
- Highest Horse Sale
- Rs 11,11,000 (Punjabi Nukra breed mare)