Famous Sulia Jatra Kick Starts In Odisha’s Bolangir
Bureau,Odishabarta
Bolangir: The tribals today observed the ‘Sulia Jatra’ at Khairguda village in Bolangir district. The tribals marched in a procession to the ritual site at Khairguda and performed animal sacrifice this morning.
To propitiate the presiding deity, the devotees throng the Khairguda village of Kultapada panchayat under Tusura police limits of Balangir district on the second Tuesday of Pousa month every year with hens and goats for sacrifice.
They believe that offering blood of animals and birds to Sulia, their traditional deity, brings good harvest resulting in prosperity and happiness to their families and the community as a whole.
As per reports, the animal sacrifice will go on at the Badakhala and Sanakhala of Khairaguda. The worship will also go on at the Nua Khala as per the tradition.
Earlier a day before, an important ritual of worshipping traditional weapons was performed amidst the reverberating sound of beating of ‘panchabadya’ prior to the festival. A ritual called ‘Nishipuja’ was also performed in the midnight.
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