BY DR.CHINMAYA DASH
IN Nandipur (Shasan) Gram under Gramnandipur GramaPanchayat under Dasarathpur Block in Jajpur District of Odisha state, the worship of Mother Goddess Dakshina Kali in hindus ritual & culture has been carried out in grand style.
According to information, for more than one and a half hundred years, the original idol of Danda Dakshina Kali (Bada Kali/Older Sister) & the one-hundred-year-old Kali (San Kali/ Younger Sister) have been worshiped in two pithas(places). The mother's puja starts on the night of the Diya offering festival (DeepabaliAmavasya)& this puja continues for a week with all the rules and regulations.
Devotees from different parts of the district gather here and the crowd is observed here for seven days. For security reasons, all kinds of restrictions are put in place by the temple administration.
Puja (worshiping)work is being done under the supervision of Mr. Kulamani Satapathy & Miss. Sangita Rani Satapathy, whereas Dr. Chinmaya Dash, Chairperson of Byasadev Vedic Brahmins Federation & Mr. Ashok Kumar Satapathy joined as the worshipper of the God Maha Kala & Goddess Moha Kali (the symbol of Timing & Symbol of nature ).
Mr.Santos Kumar Satapathy , Manoj Kumar Satapathy,Mohan Kumar Satapathy, Gitanjali Satapathy, Shradhanjali Satapathy, Manmath Satapathy, Shashikant Satapathy, Rajanikanta Satapathy & others are cooperated in the worshiping festival.
Whereas the senior teacher Mr. Ramakanta Satapathy joined and performed regular puja (worship ) of the mother of sanakali peetha (another place) which was supervision of Pandit Akshya Kumar Satapathy & Miss. Umarani Satapathy.
Many acharyas (worshippers) were seen to supporting for smoothly conducting in the puja. Mr. Chandrahasya Satapathy, Prakash Chandra Satapathy, Sharat Chandra Satapathy, Renubala Satapathy, Basant Kumar Shetpathi, Bhavani Shankar Shetpathi, Kaliprasanna Satapathy, Bibhudatta Satapathy, Binod Satapathy and others have been seen collaborating.