Tag: Sulia Jatra

The tribals believe that appeasing the deity by sacrificing animals brings good rainfall and harvest

Tribals displaying their traditional weapons will take out a procession on Tuesday morning and it will culminate at the special designated festival site.

Bolangir: Despite awareness campaign by district administration opposing animal slaughter, tribals in Bolangir district today sacrificed hundreds of animals and birds at Khairaguda as part of a ritual during ‘Sulia Jatra’ today. The sacrifice is believed to have been carried out to propitiate their presiding deity. Hundreds of animals and birds including goats, sheep, buffaloes, […]

Bolangir: In an open defiance of the government order, the tribal people of Khairaguda and Kamaria in the district today celebrated their annual religious ceremony ‘Sulia Jatra’ by sacrificing large number of animals and birds at two sacrifice spots- Sana Khala and Bada Khala, barely 30 km from the district headquarters. The district administration had […]

Bolangir: Villages of Khairaguda and Kumuria in tribal dominated Bolangir may not have a distinctive topological presence but the local ‘Sulia Jatra’ festival which is infamous for huge animal sacrifice ritual has certainly grabbed everyone’s attention. As footprints of development continues to stay far away from the villages, questions have been raised as to why […]

Bolangir: The famous Sulia Jatra kicked off with its animal sacrifice rituals amid Covid-19 guidelines at Khairaguda in Deogarh block of the district on Tuesday under the strict deployment of the district administration and police officials. Thousands of birds and animals including goats, sheep, buffaloes, ducks, pigeons and roosters were sacrificed at Bada Khala in […]