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Lakhs of devotees gathered on Third Tuesday of Chaitra Yatra
Third Tuesday of Chaitra Yatra passed off peacefully at Tara
Tarini Shakti Peetha
Lakhs of devotees gathered
The Third Tuesday of Chaitra month, considered the holiest
in the annual calendar of the Tara Tarini Shakti Peetha began with the chanting
of Vedic Mantras on the midnight of Monday. On the occasion lakhs of devotees
had gathered at the hill shrine from Monday afternoon itself. As per the
established traditions the Mangala Arati started at around 12.10 am in the
morning and after the completion of Abakasha, Snana, Mailama Lagi, Sringara,
Chandana Lagi, Panchamruta Bhoga, Bala Bhoga and Khichidi Bhoga the morning
Arati of Adi Shakti was completed in 3.20 am at the Sanctum of the Shrine.
Following it the Bagala Mukhi Besha Darshana for the Devotees started at around
3.30 am in the morning.
As per Hindu Purana and Tantra Shastra this is one of the 04
major Shakti Peethas in India where the twin goddesses Tara and Tarini are
worshipped as the Breast Shrine of Devi Sati and the manifestation of Adi
Shakti.
This famous Shakti/Tantra Peetha is located on the bank of
pious river Rushikulya which is near Berhampur city in Ganjam district of
Odisha.
The goddesses Tara and Tarini are regarded as the presiding
deity (Ista-Devi) in majority of households in Odisha and in many parts of
India.
Around Four lakhs of devotees visited the Tara Tarini Shakti
Peetha on the occasion.
Mundan ceremony of over 10,000 babies (usually performed
during the first year of a child’s life) is done to get the blessings of the
Adi Shakti.
Devotees waited in long queues and dared extreme heat to
offer prayers at the Shakti Peetha on the hill-top and participate in the
Chaitra Mela, one of the biggest and longest religious fairs in the country.
On this occasion, more than 15,000 families and groups were
seen cooking in the surrounding areas of the shrine and had a day of picnic at
the Shrine. This is a unique and thousands of years old tradition at Tara
Tarini Shakti Peetha.
Ganjam District administration and District police made
elaborate arrangements for the visitors. As per the believe devotees climbed
999 holy steps to reach the hill temple. The rope-way which is being operated
by TTDB and Ushabreco Pvt. Ltd. also carried thousands of devotees to the hill
temple. The TTDB also operated buses to carry around 10,000 devotees to the
hill top.
The Temple authorities distributed Pana, Buttermilk and Halwa
Prasad to all the devotees during the entire day.
Justic Basudev Panigrahi of Odisha High Court, Member of
Parliament, Aska Shri Ladu Kishor Swain, MLA Tirtol, Shri R Mallick, Odisha
Southern Division IG Shri Amitabh Thakur, many other senior central and state
government officials, Sub Collector, Tahasildar, officials of district
administration, Secretary TTDB Shri Pramod Panda, Temple Executive Officer,
office bearers of TTDB and Temple Management were also present on the occasion.
Special arrangements have been made for the convenience of
the visitors. The TTDB, TATA, Gopalpur PORT Authority and other organizations
set up Tents on the way and in and around the hilltop so that visitors can take
rest and visit the Shrine without any difficulty.
Temporary health camps and drinking water points were also
put up. The volunteers of the TTDB, NGOs and voluntary organizations and local
residents actively helped the devotees who came from various neighboring states
like Andhra Pradsh, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal and from many parts of the
country.
Thousands of volunteers and hundreds of Policemen were
deployed to control the huge rush, therefore the Third Tuesday of Chaitra Yatra
which saw a huge rush passed off peacefully.
Thanks & Regards,
Ram Prasad Tripathy
PRO, Tara Tarini Development Board
Berhampur, Odisha
Over 3 lakh devotees throng to Tara Tarini Shakti Peetha on Second Tuesday of Chaitra
More than three lakhs of devotees thronged to Tara Tarini
Shakti Peetha on the second Tuesday of Chaitra near Berhampur city in Ganjam
district of Odisha.
This is one of the major Shakti Peethas in India where the
twin goddesses Tara and Tarini are worshipped as the Breast Shrine of Devi Sati
and the manifestation of Adi Shakti. This famous Shakti/Tantra Peetha is
located on the bank of pious river Rushikulya.
The goddesses Tara and Tarini are regarded as the presiding
deity (Ista-Devi) in ever part of the state of Odisha and in many parts of
India.
On the occasion of Second Tuesday lakhs of devotees had
started gathering at the hill shrine from Monday afternoon itself. As per the
established traditions the Mangala Arati started at 12.30 am in the sanctum of
the temple and after the completion of Abakasha, Snana, Sringara, Chandana lagi
and Panchamruta Bhoga of Devi Tara Tarini the morning Arati was completed in
3.20 am. Following it the Darshana started for everybody after 3.30 am in the
morning.
Joint Secretary of Ministry of Drinking Water and
Sanitation, Government of India Shri Satyabrata Sahu, Commandant of Army Air
Defence College, Golabandha, many other senior central and state government
officials, officials of district administration, Secretary TTDB Shri Pramod
Panda, Temple Executive Officer, office bearers of TTDB and Temple Management
were also present on the occasion.
Mundan ceremony of more than 10,000 babies (usually
performed during the first year of a child’s life) is done to get the blessings
of the Adi Shakti.
Ganjam District administration and District police made
elaborate arrangements for the visitors. As per the believe devotees climbed
999 holy steps to reach the hill temple. The rope-way which is being operated
by TTDB and ushabreco also carried thousands of devotees to the hill temple.
The TTDB also operated buses to carry devotees to the hill top.
Special arrangements have been made for the convenience of
the visitors. Tents have been set up on the way to the hilltop so that visitors
can take rest. Temporary health camps and drinking water points are also put
up. The volunteers of the TTDB, NGOs and voluntary organizations and local
residents actively helped the devotees who came from various parts of the
country.
- Berhampur, April 05, 2016
-http://orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=66212
Chaitra Mela begins at Tara Tarini Temple
Thousands of people from far-off places in the state and neighbouring Andhra Pradesh throng the Tara Tarini temple with their babies on the occasion of Chaitra Mela, which started on March 30, 2016.
The temple is one of the famous Shakti shrines in the state, located on the banks of the Rushikulya, about 35 km from Berhampur city in the Ganjam district.
"Shaving the heads of babies and offering their hair is a tradition in Ganjam and its adjoining districts. A company from Andhra Pradesh collects the hair and has offered around Rs 2.25 lakh this time. Last year, the same company had offered Rs 2.6 lakh," temple sources said.
Braving the scorching sun, thousands climb 999 steps to reach the 17th century temple, located about 709 ft above the sea level to tonsure their babies and offer the hair to the goddess every Tuesday of the month.
"About 700 police personnel, including eight platoons of police forces, three additional SPs (Ganjam), one DSP, ten inspector rank officers were camping on the temple premises to oversee traffic management and law and order," said SP (Ganjam) Ashish Singh. He added that no untoward incident has been reported in the temple yet.
-March 30, 2016
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