Agartala, Jul 04, 2012 : The weeklong Kharchi festival ended on Tuesday with enthusiasm, religious fervour and éclat.
Breaking all previous records for number of devotees as visitors, this year Kharchi festival witnessed maximum number of devotees despite heat wave, intermittent rain and mild downpour. Kharchi Puja symbolizes a unique mixture of Hinduism and animism as the 14 gods and goddesses are identified by both the faiths with different names.
Kharchi festival committee’s chairman Pabitra Kar said, during the weeklong festival huge amount of business was also transacted in the fair.
Recently inaugurated Haveli museum, the newly-built museum which is housed in old King’s Palace, acts as attraction for many devotees. Tickets above 2 lakh for entry into the Haveli museum had been sold, said Kar.
Kar also conveyed his gratitudes to the people of the state for successful conclusion of the festival.
Addressing the conclusion ceremony, Agartala Municipal Council (AMC) chairman Dr Prafullajit Sinha said, Kharchi festival enhanced and created the base of peace and harmony among different sections of people irrespective of caste, creed and religion in the state.
Devotees from every corner of the state participate in the weeklong Kharchi Puja every year. Among the various festivals celebrated in Tripura, traditional Kharchi Puja marks the heritage of tribal and non-tribal brotherhood. The worship of the 14 Gods and Goddesses Hara, Uma, Hari,Maa, Bani, Kumar, Ganesh, Brahma, Prithi, Ganga, Abdi, Kamesh and Himadri began after ritual ablution at river Howrah on the first day of festival on June 27.
Breaking all previous records for number of devotees as visitors, this year Kharchi festival witnessed maximum number of devotees despite heat wave, intermittent rain and mild downpour. Kharchi Puja symbolizes a unique mixture of Hinduism and animism as the 14 gods and goddesses are identified by both the faiths with different names.
Kharchi festival committee’s chairman Pabitra Kar said, during the weeklong festival huge amount of business was also transacted in the fair.
Recently inaugurated Haveli museum, the newly-built museum which is housed in old King’s Palace, acts as attraction for many devotees. Tickets above 2 lakh for entry into the Haveli museum had been sold, said Kar.
Kar also conveyed his gratitudes to the people of the state for successful conclusion of the festival.
Addressing the conclusion ceremony, Agartala Municipal Council (AMC) chairman Dr Prafullajit Sinha said, Kharchi festival enhanced and created the base of peace and harmony among different sections of people irrespective of caste, creed and religion in the state.
Devotees from every corner of the state participate in the weeklong Kharchi Puja every year. Among the various festivals celebrated in Tripura, traditional Kharchi Puja marks the heritage of tribal and non-tribal brotherhood. The worship of the 14 Gods and Goddesses Hara, Uma, Hari,Maa, Bani, Kumar, Ganesh, Brahma, Prithi, Ganga, Abdi, Kamesh and Himadri began after ritual ablution at river Howrah on the first day of festival on June 27.
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