Durga Puja in Silchar Karimganj
Hailakandi 2007
Puja celebration: It was a synthesis of cooperation and
coordination. Alert administration, responsive organisers
and an equally conscious devotees joined hands together to
make the celebration of the greatest Hindu festival of Durga
worship a memorable event. Amid tight security in and around
the valley the pujas passed off peacefully not without of
course four Kuki militants falling into the dragnet of
Cachar police. Security forces were kept on maximum alert
following intelligence reports of strikes by jehadi elements
from across the border as well as by desperate militant
groups from NC Hills.
ASEB kept its promise of uninterrupted power supply the rain
gods however looked unkind with heavy downpours lashing the
valley for more than a week. After the first four hours of
wet Saptami, sun gradually emerged from the dark clouds and
thereafter it was all shiles for the mandap-hopper. Dusty
muddy roads with potholes and craters dried up to their
delight. One big question did agitate their minds: Will Rs
175.5 crore earmarked for Silchar roads be utilised
properly? Bad shape of roads in Karimganj was also the cause
of trouble for the people. The police for a change did a
remarkable job. There were no irritating traffic jams on
roads. It was easy floup for devotees and vehicles.
In Silchar alone 223 puja mandaps came against above 100 in
Karimganj. Lakhs of devotees rushed to Ramkrishna Mission of
Silchar and Karimganj and offered pushpanjali there.
Militant activity increases: Of late various areas of
Lakhipur subdivision have witnessed heightened militant
activity. There have been many cases of abduction,
intimidation and extortion by the militants. As a result
people are suffering intensely from a sense of insecurity.
With a view to instilling confidence in public minds, 4 Raj
Rifles currently encamping at Sribar, have started intensive
patrolling in different parts of the subdivision. The
Riflemen achieved a great success in tracking down the
abductors of three contractors employees. 4 Raj Rifles men
zeroed on the abductors in the area of Kalinagar forest
village recently. On seeing the armymen the militants opened
fire and the armymen retaliated. In the exchange of fire one
militant was shot dead and another was arrested. The
riflemen also recovered one AK-56 rifle, 3 magazines, one
Chinese made grenade and some documents.
Patrols of 4 Raj Rifles have been making regular rounds to
villages like Harinagar, Kumacherra, Kalinagar, Molong,
Dipucherra, Upper and Lower Lodi, Jinan Valley, etc. Col HBS
Lacshar and major Aminesh Jatrana have taken the lead in
reassuring the people about their safety.
Durga Puja ends peacefully at Badarpur
From Our
Correspondent
BADARPUR, Nov 2 –
Durga Puja, the biggest festival of the Bengali Hindu
community, was celebrated with traditional religious fervour
and gaiety at the Barak Valley railway headquarters town
Badarpur. This year, the total number of pujas in entire
Badarpur circle was more than 100 with Badarpur railway town
accounting for most of them.
Although a few drops of early morning rain and cloudy
weather dampened spirits of the devotees on Saptami day, the
weather cleared after a few hours and the people were
blessed with bright sunny days throughout the festival.
Ahead of Mahasaptami, with beats of dheki evident all
around, Durga puja symbolising the victory of good over
evil, began with Mahashasthi, the day of arrival of
Goddess Durga on earth, alongwith Kalabou sthapan. On
Mahashasthi,
Goddess Durga descents on earth accompanied by gods
and goddesses of the Hindu panthon Ganesh, Kartik, Lakshmi
and Saraswati, at this invocation and supplication of
devotees and stays for the next four days.
Mahastami began in the most of a bright and clear sky
morning with pushpanjali, prayers and other rituals.
Devotees were present in large number at different mandaps
of the town to pay their obeisance to
Goddess Durga. The flow of people increased
noticeably towards the evening and by night all big crowds
started to throng the venues.
Same scene also continued in Mahanavami, where various roads
of Badarpur railway colony, Hospital Road, Badarpur station
Road, National Highway, ST Road, Janglakalibari Road, and
other teemed with people which continued well up to
midnight.
This year, the Durga idols and decorated mandaps which
attracted and were appreciated by the people and the
administration were ST Road Durga puja committee, Badarpur
Bazar durga puja, Yuva Samiti, Radha Nagar Sarbajanin Durga
puja, GRP Colony, New Wireless Colony, Badarpur Ananda Dham
Kalibari, Badarpur Saheb Colony, Prantik Club, Railway
Hilline Colony and others.
The sixth and final day of the festival, Bijoya Dasami, was
marked by tumultous presence of the devotees. In each and
every pandal of Badarpur, people thronged right from the
morning to seek the final blessings of the mother Goddess.
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