Thousand of villagers throng to offer special prayer in several villages in Bokaro to appease the rain God for good rain this year.
‘Pidi Puja’ was organised at Hazari Panchyat under Gomia block where several sweet dishes were offered to the rain God while Dulia puja and other puja were organised in several other villages to appease the rain God.
Though, in remote villages of the district cocks and goats were sacrificed for kind consideration of the rain God.
‘Madai Puja’ which was celebrated on Sunday in the Vanshi Village under Pokhariya Panchhyat of Nawadih block of Bokaro district where 11 goat and 151 cocks were sacrificed to pleased the rain God.
Describing the importance of this puja a villager Punam Devi said, it’s a tribal traditional festival which we are every year celebrating since past 500 years to praise the rain God for best ‘paddy crop’.
‘Every year God fulfills our all wishes which we kept before the God during the ‘Madhi Puja’; praised God give us their divine blessings for prosperity and happiness during puja’, said Vishu Devi another villager.
Watercourse has dried up and we have not been able to cultivate even vegetables due to lack of rain of irrigation water. So we adore the rain God for good rain, said Vinod Mahato a farmer.
Sambhu Mahato a farmer of Upperghat said, the paddy seeds which I sowed in my field have failed to germinate due to hot weather and ‘now I am waiting for rain to sow fresh seeds’, he added.
Now in the age of Science it seems to be superstitions but proved true. Following the tribal traditions, farmers of Buru Jahrathan in Podka village under Chhoka police station of Chandil tied-up a priest on fast for three days to appease the rain God and amazing suddenly raining started on third day (of the priest was tied-up). Delighted with fist rain of this monsoon villagers sacrificed several goat in the six different temples across the Podka village.