Father Loknath said that he would light lamps and incense in the Ashram after fasting in Kartik for a month to prevent life-threatening diseases. Worshipers observe this fast, or Kartikabrata, on the last 15 days of the Kartik month every year to wish their loved ones good luck. Thousands of devotees prayed at the Loknath Brahmachari Ashram and the temple at barodi in the capital on the occasion of Kartikabrata or Rakher Upobash. When the lamp was lit in the evening, they broke the fast.