On traditional Gaura-Gauri puja ceremony, former Chief Minister performs unique ritual, watch
Raipur: Former CM Bhupesh Baghel participated in the traditional Gaura-Gauri puja ceremony and received the customary sonta (ritual whip).
The Gaura-Gauri puja holds special significance during Diwali, with statues of Gaura and Gauri being installed at midnight to begin the rituals, which continued into the following day.
After the nighttime worship concluded, devotees carried the statues for immersion throughout the day. Singing jasgeet devotional songs, worshippers accompanied the statues to the pond for immersion, accompanied by the rhythms of Chhattisgarh’s traditional gaada music.