Damodar Mela begins; tribals immerse ashes of ancestors Post News Network
Baripada: Damodara Mela, one of the major festivals of Santhal tribals, kick-started at the famous Triveni Ghat in Mayurbhanj district Saturday. Thousands of tribals, attired in traditional clothes from various parts of Mayurbhanj, Jharkhand and West Bengal thronged the Triveni Ghat (confluence) of Budhbalanga, Jarali and Sarali rivers.
They immersed the ashes of their ancestors at Sunamuhin Ghat amid beatings of the traditional musical instruments.
Baripada municipality has made necessary arrangements for devotees at the fair. Fire department personnel and police were deployed at the Triveni ghat while facilities like drinking water, rest houses, lighting, watch towers and first aid have been made. However, with COVID-19 pandemic in mind, the administration has scraped the arrangement of roadside makeshift shops