Tag: Bastar

  • Bastar Dussehra festival started, Patjatra rituals completed

    Bastar Dussehra festival started, Patjatra rituals completed

    Bastar. Like every year in Bastar, this year also Dussehra started with the ceremony of Pat Jatra on Hareli Amavas. As a first ritual, according to tradition, the rituals of Patjatra were completed with the worship materials sent from the palace. The first wood for chariot construction is called Thurlu Khotla. The first wood of the chariot to be prepared for Dussehra is brought from village Bilauri in front of Danteshwari temple, where worship rituals are performed by artisans and villagers in the presence of Manjhi, Chalaki, Membarin and other members.

    Like every year in Bastar, this year also Dussehra started with the ceremony of Pat Jatra on Hareli Amavas. As a first ritual, according to tradition, the ritual of Patjatra was completed with the worship materials sent from the palace.

    In Chhattisgarh’s Bastar, it has started with the Pat Jatra ritual on Hareli festival. In front of Danteshwari temple, Thurlu Khotla, who reached from village Billauri on Monday, was worshiped according to law. Bastar Dussehra, which is celebrated for the longest duration in the world, will not be celebrated this time for 75 days, but will be completed in 107 days due to two months of excess. The special thing is that neither Lord Rama nor Ravana is killed in this Dussehra. Rather this festival is dedicated to Mother Goddess. Rath Yatra takes place during Bastar Dussehra. Mother Goddess rides on these chariots. The first wood for chariot construction is called Thurlu Khotla and Teeka Pata in the local dialect. On Hareli Amavasya, wood brought from Machkot forest (Thurlu khotla) is worshipped. Which is called Pat Jatra ritual. After this, the villagers of Biringpal village complete the ceremony of Derigadai by installing a branch of Sarai tree in Sirasar Bhawan. With this, the process of transporting wood from the forests to the city begins for the construction of the chariot.
    The first wooden chariot to be prepared for Bastar Dussehra has reached Jagdalpur from village Bilauri in front of Danteshwari temple. The ritual of Paat Jatra will be completed by the artisans and villagers who make the chariot, with Manjhi cleverness, Mebrin along with the people’s representatives, along with the Puja Vidhan and sacrifice of the goat. Bastar Dussehra is being celebrated with great enthusiasm and pomp in Jagdalpur city since 1408 AD. Lakhs of tribals from entire Bastar participate in this. The ritual of this festival starts 75 days before the Pat Jatra. A two-storey chariot is pulled in this. In which the umbrella of Maa Danteshwari rides.
    Every year Maiji’s doli comes from Dantewada to participate in Dussehra. Around two hundred villagers of Jharumargaon and Bedaumargaon are responsible for the construction of the chariot and make it with traditional tools in 10 days. The nails and iron strips used in this are also traditionally prepared in the local blacksmith Sirasar Bhavan. Two different chariots run in Bastar Dussehra. The chariot with four wheels is called Phool Rath and the chariot with eight wheels is called Vijay Rath. Folk litterateur Rudranarayan Panigrahi states that the flower chariot is drawn every year for six days from II to Saptami and Vijay Rath on Vijayadashami and Ekadashi as raini inside and for two days outside as raini.
    Bastar Dussehra was started during the reign of King Purushottam Dev. He was given a 16 wheeled chariot with the title of Rathapati at Jagannath Puri. The 16 wheeled chariot was first pulled in the year 1410 at Badedongar. Maharaja Purushottam Dev was a devotee of Lord Jagannath. That’s why he separated four wheels from the 16-wheeled chariot and made the Goncha chariot. Which is operated in Goncha festival. In this way the Dussehra chariot with 12 wheels was pulled for a total of 200 years. Native and foreign devotees and tourists arrive every year to visit Maa Danteshwari, the worship of the tribals of Bastar. According to the historical fact of Bastar Dussehra, in the year 1408, a huge chariot with 16 wheels was presented to Purushottam Dev, the Kakatiya ruler of Bastar. In this way Dussehra is being celebrated in Bastar for 615 years. King Purushottam Dev had distributed the chariot of 16 wheels that he had received as a boon from Jagannath Puri. He first dedicated four wheels of the chariot to Lord Jagannath and by offering the remaining 12 wheels to Danteshwari Mai, started the tradition of celebrating Bastar Dussehra, a Bastar Gancha festival, since then this tradition has been going on till now. Is.

  • postponed two trains from June 26 to July 2

    postponed two trains from June 26 to July 2

    Jagdalpur. There is terror of Naxalites in Naxal affected area Bastar district, Railway has postponed 2 passenger trains for a week. South Eastern Railway has postponed two trains from June 26 to July 2 keeping in mind the Janpituri week celebrated by the Maoists.

    Passenger and night express up to Kirandul have been suspended in view of Janpituri week celebrated by Maoists from June 26 to July 2 as per the orders of South Eastern Railway. Now both these trains will run between Dantewada to Visakhapatnam. Passengers between Dantewada to Kirandul will have to wait for a week for the start of the train. Significantly, most Maoist incidents often happen between Dantewada to Kirandul station. Because of this, the train is postponed from here. Maoists rarely target passenger trains but cause more damage to goods trains. Therefore, as a precautionary measure, the Railways has postponed the trains.

  • Recruitment in Revenue Department, last date for application till June 30

    Recruitment in Revenue Department, last date for application till June 30

    Bastar. A golden opportunity has come for the youths who are looking for a job to get a government job. In fact, in Bastar district, bumper recruitment has come out for Stenographer and other posts in the Revenue Department. The process for applying for the vacant posts has started from 26.06.2023. Applicants have been given time till 30.06.2023 to apply for these posts.

    According to the issued notification, a total of 11 posts of assistant grade and peon are to be appointed. Eligible applicants for the vacant posts will be able to apply online through the link available on the official website of the district https://kanker.gov.in.

    Vacancy Details

    Designation: Stenographer-03

    Total Number of Posts:-01

    Designation: Steno Typist

    Total No. of Posts: 09

    Designation: Assistant Grade-03

    Total No. of Posts: 16

    Designation: Driver (Male Only)

    Total No. of Posts: 06

    Designation: Peon

    Total No. of Posts: 11

    Designation: Chowkidar

    Total No. of Posts: 10

    Designation: Process Server

    Total No. of Posts: 03

    Designation: Farrash

    Total No. of Posts: 02

    Designation: Orderly

    Total No. of Posts: 03

  • Girls suffering from skin diseases will be treated, Minister TS Singhdev took cognizance

    Girls suffering from skin diseases will be treated, Minister TS Singhdev took cognizance

    Bastar. Two innocent girls of the district are suffering from a rare skin disease. Blisters have developed all over the body of the girls and they are bursting to form wounds. The skin of the body is peeling, the hair of the head is falling. It has also become difficult to dress them due to pain and irritation. After the news came in the media, Health Minister Singhdev has said that the authorities have been informed about the matter. Needy girls will be admitted to the hospital soon.

    Please tell that both the girls have left their studies due to this rare disease. Every month more than 5 thousand rupees are being spent for their treatment. Now the situation has become such that his poor farmer father has also mortgaged the farm for his treatment. Actually, both these girls Mamta Baghel (09) and Fameshwari Baghel (11) are residents of Chokar village of Bastar block of the district.

    After 6 months of birth, both were suffering from rare skin disease. In scientific language, this disease is called ‘Epidermolysis Bullosa’. Due to this disease, blisters are appearing on their body in the same way as after the scorching of the skin by fire or boiling water. After some time these blisters burst. Its water slowly makes a wound at that place. Many such wounds have been made in his body from head to toe.

  • Heavy rain warning in Bastar, Bijapur and Dantewada

    Heavy rain warning in Bastar, Bijapur and Dantewada

    Raipur. The weather pattern is continuously changing in the state. Along with this, it has knocked in some parts of South Chhattisgarh. While issuing an alert, the Meteorological Department said that it will rain heavily in the next 48 hours in many parts of the state. According to the information of the Meteorological Department, the monsoon has reached the part of Ratnagiri, Bijapur, Durg. The Meteorological Department has issued a warning of heavy rain accompanied by thunder in Sukma district. Along with this, the Meteorological Department has issued Orange Alert in Bastar, Bijapur, Dantewada districts. According to the Meteorological Department, there may be heavy rains with thunderstorms in Bastar, Bijapur and Dantewada districts. Last year, till June 13, the monsoon had knocked in Chhattisgarh.

    The good news of the arrival of monsoon in Chhattisgarh, the Meteorological Department has expressed the possibility of heavy rain with thunder and lightning in the districts of South Chhattisgarh, including Dantewada, Bastar, Sukma and Bijapur, for the coming 24 hours. Along with this, there is talk of heavy rains in the next 48 hours in parts of West and North Chhattisgarh, in which Bilaspur, Raigarh, Korba, Gariaband, Kondagaon, Dhamtari, Kanker, Narayanpur districts have also been kept in yellow alert. In many parts of Chhattisgarh’s Durg, Monsoon has shown its effect. It rained heavily in parts of Durg Bhilai on Friday.

  • Entry of monsoon in Chhattisgarh, meteorological department gave information

    Entry of monsoon in Chhattisgarh, meteorological department gave information

    Raipur. Monsoon has knocked in Chhattisgarh. The Meteorological Department has issued this information bulletin. Along with this, the Meteorological Department has appealed to the administration as well as the people to be alert. According to the Meteorological Department, in the coming 72 hours, there is a high possibility of thunder and lightning at some places in Raigarh, Korba and Janjgir along with all the districts of Surguja division. In view of this, Orange Alert has been issued.

    Similarly, a yellow alert has been issued in view of the possibility of thunder and lightning at one or two places in Bilaspur, Mungeli district and all the districts of Raipur and Durg divisions. In the next 24 hours, there may be heavy rain with thunder and lightning at one or two places in Bastar, Dantewada, Sukma and Bijapur in the southern part of the state. At the same time, there is a possibility of heavy rain with thunder and lightning at one or two places in Bilaspur, Raigarh, Korba, Gariaband, Dhamtari, Kondagaon, Kanker and Narayanpur in 48 hours.

  • Young man dies due to Bolero’s accident, driver’s condition critical

    Young man dies due to Bolero’s accident, driver’s condition critical

    Jagdalpur. Today again there has been a death on the streets of Bastar. A horrific road accident took place near Tokapal Petrol Pump near Jagdalpur. Bolero and Morcycle collided in this accident. In which one person died on the spot. While two people have been injured. With the help of people, the injured were admitted to the hospital. Both the injured youths are being treated at Dimrapal Hospital.

    Eyewitnesses of the accident told that “at around seven in the evening, two youths were going on a bike on the National Highway after filling petrol at Tokapal’s petrol pump. Meanwhile, a high-speed Bolero vehicle hit them. After that the Bolero vehicle fell on a roadside tree.” Collided with. Due to this collision, one person riding the bike died on the spot. While the other person was injured. The Bolero driver was also moaning with serious injuries on the spot. After this accident, people at the accident site There was a gathering. Then people informed the police and the Sanjeevani Express. The police reached the spot and the injured were taken to the hospital in the Sanjeevani Express. The dead body of the youth was taken into custody by the police. Both the youths are residents of Ulnar village in Bastar district. Are.

  • Naxalites arms factory exposed, were making 12 bore guns

    Naxalites arms factory exposed, were making 12 bore guns

    Raipur. The terror of Naxalites has started increasing once again in Bastar of Chhattisgarh. However, the central and state governments are constantly engaged in the exercise of breaking the back of the Naxalites. But meanwhile the arms factory of Bastar Naxalites has been revealed, where guns are being made. Many artisans are working together to make guns. Some are in uniform and some are in normal clothes. The special thing is that the guns being made are being made in the traditional way.

    According to the information received, the area of Sukma Bijapur district of South Bastar, which is called the military capital of Naxalites. This is because, inspired by the ideology of the Naxalites, the youth here consider it common to constantly play with weapons, attack, make weapons. Here people will be seen working at home throughout the day, but a picture also emerges where crops of weapons are planted in the forests. Here Naxalites want to open the key to power by handing guns in the hands of the youth, where at any moment, Naxalites suddenly attack the police force with 300 to 400 number of fighters. Where do they get their weapons from? Inter-state border connection of state-of-the-art weapons You must have heard how weapons reach the Maoists through Pakistan and China via Nepal. But today we are going to show you how Maoists make weapons in the forests of Bastar. For this they do not have to use any special technique. Naxalites make 12 bore guns and single shot guns traditionally used for years in this way. These include guns made from small to slung over the shoulder.

  • SP Ratna Singh inspected villages adjacent to Maharashtra border

    SP Ratna Singh inspected villages adjacent to Maharashtra border

    Mohla-Manpur. District collector S. Jaivardhan and Superintendent of Police Ratna Singh made an intensive tour of Bastar and Maharashtra border Aundhi police station area under Manpur block. During this, both felt the pulse of the security system and administrative work in the area.

    IAS Jayawardhan and IPS Ratna Singh reached remote villages Ghotiakanhar, Ghodajhari, Nawagaon, Pendodi, and Sharda by traveling on a bike between ravines. Where both met the tribal villagers of the area to know their needs and problems, as well as assured them of security and development.

    During this, Collector and SP village Sarkheda also reached. Where he took stock of the regional situation. Let us tell you that on June 2, some so-called people broke the idol of the Goddess and set it on fire in Sarkheda village. However, immediate action was taken by arresting four villagers on the said issue. But the adverse situation arising after the arson has not yet been completely controlled.

  • Abandoning Christianity, three families return to religion

    Abandoning Christianity, three families return to religion

    Bastar. In Karkapal of Bastar district, 3 families changed their religion and adopted Christianity. But now it is a matter of happiness that all the three families have again returned to Sanatan Dharma. Now all the three families will once again go to Devguri and worship the Hindu Gods with rituals.

    Let me tell you, these three families had adopted Christianity 7 years ago. But now have decided to return to their original religion. For which he first contacted Mahara Samaj and Bajrang Dal. After this, in front of the office bearers of Bajrang Dal and the office bearers of Mahara Samaj, they were brought back to Hinduism again after performing all the rituals and rituals. All the three families looked very happy because of their return home. The head of the household, Ramesh Nag, who returned to Hinduism, told that he had joined the Christian community 7 years ago. But now he wants to return to his original religion and today he is very happy to adopt Hindu religion.