Bokaro: The 20th
Luggu Buru Mahotsav, scheduled to take place on November 29 and 30, has been
cancelled in the wake of the pandemic, Dhoramgaad Committee, which organises the religious festival of Santhals, chairman Babuli Soren said on Saturday.
Every year on Kartik Purnima, Santhals from Nepal, Manipur, Odisha, Bihar and other states assemble at Luggu Buru Ghantavadi Dhoramgarh on Luggu Hill under Gomia block to offer their prayers at the Luggu Baba temple located there. There is a natural cave atop the hill where the devotees offer puja to Luggu Baba.
The devotees cover a distance of nearly 6km for climbing the hill, which is located around 70km from the district headquarters. In the pre-Covid period, the administration used to make special arrangements for the devotees at the foothills.
The event even draws government officials to the temple, including governor Droupadi Murmu.
The committee has appealed to the devotees to offer their prayers from the confines of their respective homes this time.
Besides attracting lakhs of Santhalis, non-tribals also visit the place to offer prayers to Luggu Baba, who is considered the face of Lord Shiva.