The Hindu : Other States / Orissa News : Moments of glory in life of tribals
The Hindu : Other States / Orissa News : Moments of glory in life of tribals
Moments of glory in life of tribals
Correspondent
They perform rituals in temple
Devotees from far-off places come to Koraput
Tribal village heads are honoured by Collector
A must-see: A view of the Jagannath temple at Koraput.
KORAPUT: Dasi Nayak, a tribal head in his fifties from Rangabali Kumbha village near Koraput town, is the happiest man these days. And why not. He would be God-king of Koraput on Monday. He would perform the rituals on the divine chariot of the three Lords at Sabara Srikhetra that the King Purusottamdev does in Srikhetra of Puri by performing Cherapahanra , the holy sweeping on the chariot on the occasion of car festival . Even for one day he is the king , Danai Nayak, his wife said with pride.
Divine work
Dasi, a landlord in his village, works as chief mason for quite a long time . However since the time he took charge to perform the divine work on the chariot, he has dedicated all his work in Jagannath temple premises for giving a divine touch to construction work , Dasi said.
Now it was time for agriculture and a lot of work had to be done in his 50 acres of land back in the village . But it was a call from the divine and especially when the three Lords were resting in the inner most house of the temple for the last fortnight, he had to be in the temple.
He had to visit the temple at least twice a day to offer prayer as no one else except him was allowed to go in while the Lords were taking rest in the temple. This was one of the moments of pride that has been offered to the tribals at Sabara Srikhetra . Starting from preparing the food for the Lords in the temple to offering the first fruits on the chariot , tribals are given top priority, he added.
Tribals from Upper Kondapalli are a part of the temple and also perform rituals in the temple on a regular basis , Krushna Chandra Panigrahy, secretary of the temple said . With this kind of importance being offered to the tribals , devotees from far and wide get attracted to take part in the car festival at Koraput every year.
The heads of tribal villages around Koraput would be honoured on the day at the chariot with scarf by the District Collector while their fellow villagers continue dancing dressed in their traditional dress and costumes. With the wheels of the chariot rolling on the highway carrying the Lords, the event in the annual cycle of festivals and rituals on Monday will be unique, he added.
Moments of glory in life of tribals
Correspondent
They perform rituals in temple
Devotees from far-off places come to Koraput
Tribal village heads are honoured by Collector
A must-see: A view of the Jagannath temple at Koraput.
KORAPUT: Dasi Nayak, a tribal head in his fifties from Rangabali Kumbha village near Koraput town, is the happiest man these days. And why not. He would be God-king of Koraput on Monday. He would perform the rituals on the divine chariot of the three Lords at Sabara Srikhetra that the King Purusottamdev does in Srikhetra of Puri by performing Cherapahanra , the holy sweeping on the chariot on the occasion of car festival . Even for one day he is the king , Danai Nayak, his wife said with pride.
Divine work
Dasi, a landlord in his village, works as chief mason for quite a long time . However since the time he took charge to perform the divine work on the chariot, he has dedicated all his work in Jagannath temple premises for giving a divine touch to construction work , Dasi said.
Now it was time for agriculture and a lot of work had to be done in his 50 acres of land back in the village . But it was a call from the divine and especially when the three Lords were resting in the inner most house of the temple for the last fortnight, he had to be in the temple.
He had to visit the temple at least twice a day to offer prayer as no one else except him was allowed to go in while the Lords were taking rest in the temple. This was one of the moments of pride that has been offered to the tribals at Sabara Srikhetra . Starting from preparing the food for the Lords in the temple to offering the first fruits on the chariot , tribals are given top priority, he added.
Tribals from Upper Kondapalli are a part of the temple and also perform rituals in the temple on a regular basis , Krushna Chandra Panigrahy, secretary of the temple said . With this kind of importance being offered to the tribals , devotees from far and wide get attracted to take part in the car festival at Koraput every year.
The heads of tribal villages around Koraput would be honoured on the day at the chariot with scarf by the District Collector while their fellow villagers continue dancing dressed in their traditional dress and costumes. With the wheels of the chariot rolling on the highway carrying the Lords, the event in the annual cycle of festivals and rituals on Monday will be unique, he added.
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