Thousands line up as Kharchi Puja begins in Tripura

  • | Sunday | 2nd July, 2017

Happy with Hirabati's help, the gods visited the palace and the royal family offered puja by sacrificing wild buffaloes. AGARTALA: The weeklong Kharchi Puja began on Saturday with thousands of devotees offering prayers to 14 gods and goddesses at the Khayerpur area of eastern Agartala The puja began after ritual ablutions by the 'chaitai' (head priest) at Rajghat by the Howrah river on Friday night. After ablutions, the deities were carried back to the temple, smeared with vermillion - after which the puja commenced.The ritual is followed by the sacrifice of 108 animals in the presence of thousands of devotees. Interestingly, the Communist government of the state has been bearing the expenses of Kharchi Puja for decades now.The administration had made elaborate security arrangements to ensure peaceful celebration.Additional arrangements for transportation and other facilities were made for the devotees round-the-clock, said West Tripura district magistrate Milind Ramteke.Kharchi Puja is predominantly a tribal festival but it owes its origins to Hindu religion. Devotees and saints from across India and neighbouring Bangladesh participate in the festival.According to the Tripura royal family's chronicle 'Rajmala', Queen Hirabati once went to take a bath in the river Maharani and noticed a wild buffalo chasing the 14 gods.With the help of the queen's cloth, the gods managed to kill the beast.

AGARTALA: The weeklong Kharchi Puja began on Saturday with thousands of devotees offering prayers to 14 gods and goddesses at the Khayerpur area of eastern Agartala The puja began after ritual ablutions by the 'chaitai' (head priest) at Rajghat by the Howrah river on Friday night. After ablutions, the deities were carried back to the temple, smeared with vermillion - after which the puja commenced.The ritual is followed by the sacrifice of 108 animals in the presence of thousands of devotees. Interestingly, the Communist government of the state has been bearing the expenses of Kharchi Puja for decades now.The administration had made elaborate security arrangements to ensure peaceful celebration.Additional arrangements for transportation and other facilities were made for the devotees round-the-clock, said West Tripura district magistrate Milind Ramteke.Kharchi Puja is predominantly a tribal festival but it owes its origins to Hindu religion. Devotees and saints from across India and neighbouring Bangladesh participate in the festival.According to the Tripura royal family's chronicle 'Rajmala', Queen Hirabati once went to take a bath in the river Maharani and noticed a wild buffalo chasing the 14 gods.With the help of the queen's cloth, the gods managed to kill the beast. Happy with Hirabati's help, the gods visited the palace and the royal family offered puja by sacrificing wild buffaloes.

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