The celebrations will be inaugurated on September 25, 2015 and will be a four-day event. The Maharaja requested the Prime Minister to accept the invitation to grace the inaugural function of the birth centenary celebrations of former President of Divya Jiban Sangha, Rishikesh along with his Holiness Sankaracharya of Govardhan Peeth Puri Swami Nischalananda Saraswati.
The Puri Gajapati also discussed the ensuing Nabakalabara celebrations of Lord Jagannath and the grand preparation of the divine event.