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In the Sanatan tradition, the festivals of Shardiya Navratri and Vijayadashami (Dussehra) have special religious and spiritual significance. The tradition of immersing the idols of Maa Bhagwati with tears in eyes on Dashami Tithi with musical instruments after worshiping the nine forms of Maa Durga as per rituals for nine days has been going on for centuries. But this time a shocking and hurting faith of the devotees has come to light, where even after many days of Vijayadashami festival being over, the idol of Maa Durga has not been immersed and even today it is present in the puja pandal. This situation has arisen not due to any natural disaster, but due to the gross chaos spread at the immersion ghats, lack of administrative coordination and laxity of the municipal body. After this entire incident, there is deep anger among the local puja committee officials and common devotees, and they are raising serious questions on the poor functioning of the government and administration.
#1 Piles of dirt and chaos at the immersion ghats: Puja committee expressed strong displeasure
After taking stock of the ground reality of the matter, it was found that the members of the puja committee had made full preparations to take the idol of Maa Durga for immersion on the evening of Dashami as per the fixed time schedule. But when the committee delegation visited the local river and pond ghats already identified, the sight there was extremely worrying. There was neither adequate water arrangement at the immersion sites, nor was any arrangement made for cranes or security personnel to lower the idols into the water. Apart from this, there was a pile of dirt and mud all around the ghats. The officials of the committee clearly say that we cannot see the idol of Maa Durga being disrespected. In any case, floating the idol in mud or at an impure place is completely against religious beliefs, that is why the idol had to be brought back to the pandal safely.
#1 Pooja Committee’s sharp question: Where have the administrative claims on festival arrangements gone?
Angered by this sad situation, the Durga Puja committee and local citizens have opened a front against the administrative officials. Expressing his anguish in front of the media, the chairman and secretary of the committee said that weeks before the start of the festival, tall claims are made by the district administration and the municipal corporation that there will be adequate arrangements for cleanliness, lighting and security of the immersion ghats. But every time these claims prove to be hollow at the ground level. The committee has asked the government a question in a direct tone that what kind of system is this where the devotees have to wander from door to door to immerse the idol of their adored goddess and are forced to keep the idol in the pandal itself? If cleaning of immersion ponds and water level management were not done in time, then why were big promises made in the meetings?
#1 Huge anger among the devotees, demand for immediate intervention from the government and dignified immersion
As soon as the news spread in the area that even after Dussehra was over, devotees and local residents started gathering outside the pandal. Everyone is expressing their displeasure over this administrative negligence. According to theologians and scholars, failure to immerse the idol after Dashami Tithi is not considered an auspicious sign and it hurts the religious sentiments of the devotees. Seeing the seriousness of the situation, the members of the puja committee have submitted a memorandum to the District Magistrate and senior police officers demanding immediate intervention. The committee has a clear condition that unless the administration arranges a suitable, clean and respectable immersion pond and makes concrete security arrangements, the idol will not be immersed.
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