Thakurani Yatra

From: Apr 08, 2010 6:00 am
To: May 04, 2010 11:55 pm
Place: Desibehera Street

Thakurani Yatra is considered the most typical and famous amongst all the folk festival celebrated in the District. Budhi Thakurani is considered as the istadevi of Silk City of Berhampur. As a child feels safe and secure in her mother’s lap, the inhabitants of Berhampur always have a secure felling under the blessings of Maa Budhi Thakurani. Therefore, the people of the city worship the deity with great reverence, devotion, love and affection and have strong belief on the Goddess as their guard wall.

The Jatra is usually organised for 21 days but this year the organising committee has decided to hold the festival for 26 days from April 8 to May 4.
During this festival, Goddess Budhi Thakurani, the presiding deity of the Silk City is taken to her temporary abode at Desibehera street and stays there till the Jatra ends.

Thakurani Yatra, it is the chief festival of Berhampur city and the southern Orissa as well. The month long festival is celebrated with a great pomp as the home coming of the Goddess in alternative years during in the month of Chaitra. The followed customs of focuses that the Goddess is conceived as a daughter given away in marriage, visits her father’s house in every two years. Her presence at home is celebrated as the festival period. During these days the town gets festive look and colorful. The chief attraction during the festival are the giant images of different goddess and mythological figures displayed in decorated pendals called Rathas, folk dance rated forms and the caricaturing of different aspects called veshas.