Barabanki, Amrit Vichar. Pitru Paksha, which remembers ancestors, ended today. Today, on the last day, people are bidding farewell to the ancestors by feeding the Brahmins and giving them donations. After this, Shardiya Navratri will be celebrated in the entire district from tomorrow. At the same time, theatrical staging of Ramlila will also start across the district. For the past several days, the work of decorating the goddess temples with colorful fringes along with painting is in the final stages for Navratri. Along with religious festivals, there will be excitement in the markets also.
For fifteen days, on the occasion of Pitru Paksha, people were remembering their ancestors and performing Shraddha and charity. People even went to Bihar and bid farewell to their ancestors forever. Today is the last day of Pitru Paksha. Today, people are bidding farewell to the Brahmins with tears in their eyes and taking their blessings by giving donations and charity to the Brahmins. With the start of new works from tomorrow, the celebration of Shardiya Navratri will also start in the entire district. For the last several days, all the goddess temples across the district are being given a grand look for Navratri.
The work of painting and decorating with colorful fringes is also going on in the final stages of all the Devi temples including Badi and Chhoti Devi Temple of the city, Mudkati Devi Temple, Gursel Mata Temple of Fatehpur, Ujali Mata Temple located at Mahadev Talab. . At the same time, there is excitement in the markets regarding Navratri. Shops have also been set up for puja materials. From today, people will start buying earthen urns, lamps along with photos, idols etc. of Mother Goddess at nearby shops at Dhanokhar intersection of the city. Along with this, women are also busy in finalizing the preparations to call Maa Durga in their homes and worship her for ten days.
Ramlila will start across the district from tomorrow
Ramlila will be celebrated across the district from tomorrow Thursday. A grand staging of Ramlila, which has been going on for decades, will be seen in every area. Ramlila committees have completed all the preparations. Ramlila will also be staged at Ramlila Maidan located in Dussehra Bagh of the city. Its outline has been prepared. Apart from this, Dangal etc. will also be organised. In this regard, with the help of the administration, the work of filling with soil is being completed. The staging of Ramlila will also start from tomorrow in the premises of Baba Sangat located at Pachghara in Fatehpur with the birth of Lord Shiva. There will be a field Ramlila on Navami and Dashami. Similarly, preparations have been made to stage Ramlila in Ramnagar, Ramsanehighat, Haidergarh and Siraulighauspur tehsil areas from tomorrow. According to the police department, Ramlila is taking place at more than 50 places across the district.
Statues will be installed in more than 200 pandals
On the occasion of Navratri, nine forms of Maa Durga will be worshiped with rituals across the district from tomorrow. Before this, at the auspicious time, grand idols of Maa Durga will be installed in more than 200 puja pandals. Where along with daily puja and worship, various competitions and events like counter-kirtan, night vigil will also be held. Adequate police force has also been deployed at Ramlila and Puja pandals so that law and order does not get disturbed in any way.
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