TRADITIONAL CREMATION THROUGH CATTLE DUNG CAKE VANISHED (!).
Bhagabat Padhi,Odishabarta
Paralakhemundi-Ritual on cremation at Paralakhemundi immense with cattle dung cake since centuries together. But due to less census of cattle in district forbidding quantity of such cakes for cremation as per Hindu religion rites.Instead of firewood people prefer mainly on Paralakhemundi but now such items vanishing. Yesterday so happened due to scarcity of cattle dung cakes one deceased body cremated by firewood with utmost difficulties taken 5 hours to store firewood.Moreso it takes less time comparing firewood. Last Titli too galvanized reduction of firewood too due to uprooted of trees. So Forest department dependency is now necessary to store at godown for such cremation where traditional cattle dung cake felt scarcity local felt.
