margao hundreds of youth from colleges across the state gathered at fatorda stadium on friday for the swami vivekananda prerna yatra to commemorate his visit to goa and his eightday stay in margao in the year 1892 there is a strong need to preserve virtues and values swami budhannanda maharaj of ramakrishna math pune told the youth at the stadium swami vivekananda believed that one needed to face his fears boldly and that the more one tried to escape from his worries the more they chased him added swami budhananda who was accompanied by sports minister ramesh tawadkar the event was preceded by a rally that began at margao and culminated at fatorda stadium it was organized by the statelevel celebration committee in collaboration with the state department of sports and youth affairs the statelevel celebration committee has planned various programmes for the next two years from january 12 2012 to january 12 2014 to commemorate swami vivekanandas 150th birth anniversary swami vivekananda was received by the people of margao at the margao railway station in the year 1892 and was led in a procession to the comba residence of subrai naik his host a scholar and respected figure in margao whose house is located on the abade faria road margao which also houses the famous damodar sal temple during his weeklong stay in goa swamiji was given a special room close to the damodar temple within the house till date this historic room is preserved by the naik family the furniture and other items used by him during his stay there is preserved as it is