Amidst a stream of devotees pouring in from distant parts of the country for a glimpse of the goddess, luguburu, the two-day long luguburu Ghantabari Dhormgrar Mahadharam festival concluded with the observance of the traditional worship of luguburu.
The function got to a resounding start with the rendition of folk songs and dances by women from neighbouring Gomia and lalpania areas of the district. Singing hymns in praise of luguburu. The localization of the deity was quite evident when women of lalpania area performed arti before the replica of luguburu. Pilgrims arriving here from far and wide waited anxiously for their turn to glimpse the deity from close quarters. Many among them had come to lalpania since the onset of the festival on November 4.
Though the luguburu Santhali committee left no stone unturned to make arrangements for them, a sizeable among them could not find lodging facilities. But despite spending their nights under the canopy of the sky, each among them were bubbling with religious fervor and harboured no resentment
A good numbers of visitors were from Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Simdega, Gumla, Hazaribagh, latehar, Giridih, Koderma, Daltonganj and Godda,besides other parts of the state and the country.Notably ,marking the penultimate day of the two day long festival, a huge procession was taken out on Wednesday. Senior police officials, political personalities Hement Soren, Champai Soren, CRPF officials and TVNl MD, and general Manager Ramotar Sahu took part in the festival.