Tradition Running Since 1975 Marks Start Of Pandal Preparations
Key Points:
- Raj Kumar Singh performs Vedic rituals to launch puja site
- Committee names Kalia Mukhi as president, Neeraj Mukhi secretary general
- Pandal construction and cultural programme plans now underway
JAMSHEDPUR – The bhoomi pujan for this year’s Durga Puja was held at Mukhi Samaj Basti in Burmamines. However, the ceremony followed traditional rituals dating back decades in the locality.
Social worker Raj Kumar Singh performed the puja amid Vedic chants. He formally launched the puja site during the ceremony.
A large number of devotees and prominent community members attended the event. Meanwhile, basti chief Mahesh Mukhi joined several others at the ceremony.
Other attendees included Parva Mukhi, Suresh Mukhi, Shibu Mukhi and Kalia Mukhi. Shankar Mukhi, Ganesh Mukhi and Shivraj Mukhi were also present among the gathering.
Participants prayed for the successful organization of this year’s Durga Puja. Besides prayers, the event marked the formal start of preparations.
Raj Kumar Singh, chief patron of the puja committee, said the tradition has continued since 1975. He said the puja has become a key part of the area’s religious and cultural identity.
In addition, Singh said devotees’ support helps organize the event grandly each year. He described it as a defining feature of the community’s cultural life.
The puja committee includes Mahesh Mukhi as co-patron and Kalia Mukhi as president. Suresh Mukhi and Niranjan Mukhi serve as vice-presidents.
Neeraj Mukhi holds the role of secretary general. Sneh Mukhi serves as secretary of the committee.
Moreover, work on the puja pandal and other preparations has already begun alongside the bhoomi pujan. The committee said it plans an attractive pandal and cultural programmes again this year.
Similar Durga Puja preparations are underway across Jamshedpur this season. A separate pandal at Agrico also held its bhoomi pujan recently, with Raghubar Das inaugurating a pandal worth Rs 15 lakh there.
Other neighbourhoods are also gearing up for the festive season. In Govindpur, a 17-foot Ganesh idol was recently transported for installation, while rain has slowed idol-making work ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi across the city.
