SULIA YATRA: B’NGIR LOCALS URGE BAN ON
LIQUOR SALE
Saturday,
20 December 2014 | PNS | BALANGIR | in Bhubaneswar
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Villagers of Kultapda, Badbahal and Arjunpur under Deogaon block
have urged the district Collector to ban country liquor sale for at least five
days during the forthcoming Sullia Yatra to be held on December 30.
Every
year on first Tuesday of Hindu calendar month Pausa, Sulia Yatra is held at
Khairguda and Kumuria, wherein hundreds of animals are sacrificed at the altar
of the goddess. Despite protest from all sides, the tribals remain adamant on
killing animals which they hold as an age-old tradition. Any effort to stop the
killing of animals is viewed as interference in the tribal faith. This year,
the tribals in a meeting have decided to continue killing of animals too as an
inalienable part of their rituals.
As
a large number of people gather during the period, the locals have urged the
administration to ban liquor sale at Gudkhapala and close a liquor Bhati
operating there from December 29 to January 2.
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