Maiden Durga Maa Puja at Kamakshya Nagar

A new VanaDurga Maa temple is under construction at Kamakshi Nagar in Balangir of Odisha. Durga Maa puja was observed here for the first ever time from 21^st October to 25^th October during Dushera 2012.

The proposed temple belongs to Jay Mata Di Group (Jai Mata Di Baishno Trust) and the construction work is taken care of by district President Himanshu Guru, VanaDurga Maa Temple Committee President Jay Prakash Sahu (Girish). Pravin Satpathy (Sinu), Worshipper  Anand Sagar Panigrahi, Shivanand Seth, Shankar mallick, Ashish Banchhore, Sana Thakur, Laxmana Thakur, Ashish Nayak, Ashim Jued, Mitu Pradhan, Titu Pradhan, Subhranshu Panigrahi, Himanshu Panigrahi, Alok Naik, Sandeep Bag, Raj Panigrahi.  Nakul Pattanaik, Amit, Papun and Sonu.

‘Bhumi Pujan’ was done for the temple by Om prakash Sahu and his wife Smt. Laxmi Priya Sahu on April last year.

Durga Maa Puja Pendal

Goddess Durga Maa Puja Pendal (2012) at College Square, Balangir, Odisha, India 

Goddess Durga Maa Puja Pendal (2012) at Jagannath Para, Balangir, Odisha, India  

Goddess Durga Maa Puja Pendal (2012) at Jagannath Para, Balangir, Odisha, India 

Goddess Durga Maa Puja Pendal (2012) at Gandhi Pathagar, Balangir, Odisha, India 

Goddess Durga Maa Puja Pendal (2012) at Radharani Para, Balangir, Odisha, India 

Goddess Durga Maa Puja Pendal (2012) at Rajendra Para, Balangir, Odisha, India 

Goddess Durga Maa Puja Pendal (2012) at Thikadar Para, Balangir, Odisha, India 

Goddess Durga Maa Puja Pendal (2012) Odisha, India

Goddess Durga Maa Puja Pendal (2012) Odisha, India

Goddess Durga Maa Puja Pendal (2012) Odisha, India

Goddess Durga Maa Puja Pendal (2012) Odisha, India

Goddess Durga Maa Puja Pendal (2012) Odisha, India

Goddess Durga Maa Puja Pendal (2012) at Belpahad (RS) Odisha, India

Samaleshwari Maa of Balangir during Navratri 2012

Goddess Durga Maa images

Goddess Durga Maa Puja Pendal (2012) at Block Chowk, Sonepur/Subarnapur, Odisha, India 

Durga Maa Statue (2012) at Radharani Para, Balangir, Odisha, India

Durga Maa (Photo courtsey - Durgawalls.com)

Puo-juntia, Worship For Well Being of Son

Puo-juntia is a worship dedicated to ‘Sasthi Devi’. It is also known as ‘Dutibahana Osha’. The festival is observed in the districts of Western Odisha in India. Women fast throughout the whole day and offer worship in the evening together in groups. The worship is observed by mothers for the well being of their sons and daughters. Even women who do not have any offspring yet can practice this festival to get a blessed son. ‘Puo’ means son. ‘Juntia’ is a cotton lace that is offered to the God and then in the following day worn by the sons and the same is regarded as a blessing. On the following day women go to the nearby river or pond and perform certain more rites there and then in the house perform a small rite where they put the offerings on their sons to help him get blessing of the God. This rite is called ‘bandeibaa’.