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apart from celebrating the above festivals, observes three more functions every year. All these three functions are termed, "PAT MAHOTSAVA, CHARAM MAHOTSAVA and MARYADA MAHOTSAVA." Each one has its own importance
Pat Mahotsava This function is celebrated to mark the day on which the living acharaya was taken in as the head of the Order Like other functions the date of this function is not fixed The day on which the acharaya takes charge of the Order, automatically becomes its date. Every year on this day, acharaya retrospects the work done in the last year and gives outlines of his future programme. Other sadhus and sadhvis pay their homage to him.
. Charam Mahotsava This function is a comemoration of Swamy Bhic. khanjee, the first acharaya of this Order. Death of saints turn out much more valuable than their existence, as life is like a research field while death is its' fulfilment. The Nectar of experiences acquired during their span of life comes to the people of the world' as everlasting message under the shape of death. For this reason we say "Highsouled people' go on existing even after death" Swamy Bhickhanjee gave to his followers the Nectar of his experiences in the shape of his last immortal messages. On
