Kendrapara: A large number of people worshiped in the seaside villages of the district Mansa Devigarlanding the idol, the god of serpents currency note And on Saturday, on the occasion of annual Kanya Sankranti, flow it in the river.
The festival, celebrated as one of the important festivals for the Bengali community living in the coastal areas, was banned for the last two years due to Covid.
“About 50,000 Bengali speaking people live in the coastal areas kendrapara, Most of them came from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
The government settled most of them in the mangrove areas. They have been worshiping Mansa Devi for a long time,” said Narayan Haldar, former sarpanch of Kharinashi gram panchayat.
The men venture into the dense mangrove forest and creeks to catch crabs and fish, which they sell in local markets to earn money. But every year,” Halder said.
Ramnagar sarpanch Bijay Shukla said, “Hundreds of devotees worshiped Mansa Devi by offering milk, bananas, sugar and currency notes.”
A priest from Ramnagar village said, “In the past, devotees used to immerse the idol of Mansa Devi along with notes.”
The festival, celebrated as one of the important festivals for the Bengali community living in the coastal areas, was banned for the last two years due to Covid.
“About 50,000 Bengali speaking people live in the coastal areas kendrapara, Most of them came from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
The government settled most of them in the mangrove areas. They have been worshiping Mansa Devi for a long time,” said Narayan Haldar, former sarpanch of Kharinashi gram panchayat.
The men venture into the dense mangrove forest and creeks to catch crabs and fish, which they sell in local markets to earn money. But every year,” Halder said.
Ramnagar sarpanch Bijay Shukla said, “Hundreds of devotees worshiped Mansa Devi by offering milk, bananas, sugar and currency notes.”
A priest from Ramnagar village said, “In the past, devotees used to immerse the idol of Mansa Devi along with notes.”