Diwali 2023: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha will inaugurate a three-day Diwali festival at Tripureswari temple, one of many 51 Shakti Peeths at Udaipur in Gomati district today (November 12). Security association has been beefed up in and across the 700-year-old temple to guarantee peaceable celebrations of the festival of sunshine.
State Finance Minister Pranajit Singha Roy, Tourism Minister Sushanta Chowdhury and Tribal Welfare Minister Bikash Debbarma can even be current at the inaugural operate. The temple will open at 4.30 am on Sunday and the clergymen will carry out the Chandi path, one of many rituals of worshipping.
“The Tripura Sundari deity shall be adorned with particular ornaments on the event of Diwali. The puja will begin at 10 am on Sunday as ordinary. A particular puja shall be organised within the night,” mentioned Chandan Chakraborty, head priest of the temple.
The temple will stay open by Sunday evening however it is going to be closed at 11:00 pm on Monday and Tuesday, he mentioned.
“The honest surrounding the temple will proceed as per the schedule. All preparations have been made to have a good time Diwali with pomp and gaiety,” he mentioned.
This yr, the puja rituals shall be live-streamed on big screens for devotees on Sunday and Monday, native MLA Abhishek Debroy, who’s the chairman of the honest committee advised media.
“We hope the gatherings will cross all previous records this year,” he mentioned.
Meanwhile, the police have taken steps to implement the usage of solely inexperienced crackers throughout the festivities, following recommendation from the Tripura State Pollution Control Board (TSPCB).
“Only green crackers are allowed to be used during Diwali festival. We will take action if anybody is found using banned firecrackers this time”, Superintendent of Police (West) Kiran Kumar mentioned.
(With PTI inputs)
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