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| Bhuvaneswori Devi Mandir of Brahmapur Phurailatpam Leirak |
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| Bhuvaneswori Puja during Durga Puja festival |
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| Angaang palla performing on Bor-Numit during Durga Puja |
Owner of the temple: Kins of the Brahmapur
Phurailatpam Sagei or sub-clan.
Deities worshipped: A stone idol of Bhuvaneswori
Devi(Goddess Durga),the main deity besides Mahaprabhu, Radha-Krishna and Prabhu
Nityananda.
Daily rituals:
Morning
Bhog arti and evening arti programme observed.
Festivals celebrated: Main attraction
remains the Devi Puja or the Durga Puja festival observed for the consecutive
five days during the month of Mera (seventh
month of the lunar calendar).During Puja, acrobatic Devi Dhrummel performance cum competition(type of
pung cholom) at the Devi mandap is being held at evening and draw a huge crowd.
Sangkirtana nupi palla (female team), nupa palla(male team) and angaang palla
(children team) sing Devi-devotional
praises daily.On Kwak-Jatra (Dussehra) day, the makeshift Devi idol is
immersed in the Imphal River with local music-band performance and thundering
fireworks.
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| Angaang-nupi palla performance on Kwak-Jatra day |
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