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News India Live, Digital Desk: You will be surprised to know that in the early days of Navratri, Goddess Durga is worshiped and established in the whole country, but after all this is calm in Sultanpur, the real celebration begins, especially from Ashtami to the full moon. When the idols are immersed in all places, then the worship of the mother begins here.
Who is this ‘Bajrangi’ which is under the supervision of this fair?
The entire fair and worship is on the shoulder of a particular ‘Bajrangi’. With the onset of Navratras, a huge statue of these Bajrangi is installed on a cartman, just in front of the clock tower at the middle of the city. These ‘Bajrangi’ are actually considered to be a form of Hanuman ji and stand here during the entire festival.
From pandal establishment to worship: Bajrangi’s complete monitoring
- Stir from the beginning: From the very first day of Navratri, the work of making big pandals starts to install statues in the city. First temporary pandals are formed, where holy rituals like Kalash and Bhumi Pujan are completed. This process indicates that soon the beautiful statues of the mother will be installed here.
- Preparation before Ashtami: Even before Ashtami, these pandals are given a very grand appearance. Along with the worship of Ashtami, the work is done to duly sit the idols, and they are all monitored by ‘Bajrangi’.
- Nitya Puja and Sundarkand: Throughout the event, the cart with the statue of ‘Bajrangi’ is present at Ghantaghar Chowk. Every day devotees and circles recite Bajrangi’s worship and Sundarkand here. It is the unwavering faith of the local people that with the grace and blessings of Bajrangi, this such a big and grand fair lasting eight to nine days is done peacefully and successfully every year.
‘Bajrangi’ at the forefront of immersion procession!
At the fair, this huge statue of ‘Bajrangi’, which is placed on a cart, reaches Ghantaghar Chowk. Then, on the day of immersion, when the idols of the mother are taken for immersion on the banks of the Gomti River, the statue of ‘Bajrangi’ is already reached at the civil intersection falling on the way. Under their supervision, all the statues are transported to the river ghats. In this way, for more than 25 years, this historic Durga Puja Festival and fair of Sultanpur have been performing itself under the supervision of ‘Bajrangi’. At the end of the fair, the statue of ‘Bajrangi’ is taken to Hanuman Temple in Yogiri, where once again Mahavir Hanuman is worshiped with full devotion.
Some special things of Sultanpur fair:
- Kolkata -like atmosphere: Another special thing about the Sultanpur fair is that the idols of the mother are installed here on the lines of Calcutta (Kolkata), which look very grand. Every pandal has visions of various beautiful forms of Maa Durga.
- Drug addiction and service sentiment: Every pandal consists of volunteers, ensuring that no devotee has any problem. The special thing is that in these pandals, no person drunk is allowed to go, so that the atmosphere of the entire fair remains holy and decent.
- Prasad distribution and cultural glimpse: In the evening, these volunteers and women of the region reaches the pandals in new colorful clothes and offer prayers to the mother by law. Apart from this, every worship committee arranges different types of offerings for the devotees who come according to their ability-somewhere the hot chickpea-rice is found, and somewhere Pudi-Halwa or Pudi-Sabzi. Also, there is a proper arrangement of drinking water.
This Durga Puja Festival of Sultanpur is a unique example of Indian culture and religious harmony, which reminds us how special faith and traditions can be.
