Durgabari’s Puja In Ranchi Exemplifies Traditions Nurtured By Faith And Discipline

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Durgabari’s Puja In Ranchi Exemplifies Traditions Nurtured By Faith And Discipline

This Puja was started in 1883 and continues to be held with same rituals.

Ranchi: The Durga Puja celebration at Durgabari located at Albert Ekka Chowk in Ranchi exemplifies traditions nurtured by faith and discipline. It is not a religious ritual but a living testimony to traditions passed down the generations.

Started in 1883, this Puja is marked by its cultural originality and disciplined traditions where the idol of Goddess Durga is always made in the ‘Ek-Chala’ style that involves combining all the deities in a single frame. It is decorated by the same family for generations to the sound of Dhak. On Vijayadashami, the Goddess is carried on shoulders for immersion.

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