Ganga puja
ganga puja religious festival northeastern state tripura india tribal tripuri people worship goddess river pray saved epidemic disease wellbeing pregnant woman celebration involves building temple bamboo middle river water stream river ganges known locally ganga one fourteen prime deity worshipped region festival popularly celebrated throughout state festival popularly celebrated throughout state somewhere march april may date fixed according hindu lunisolar calendar ganga puja celebrated navanna festival mark rice harvest date variable fall march april worship river goddess ganga ganges one fourteen foremost deity tripura occasion tribal community assemble bank stream river pare three piece bamboo beautiful flower build temporary temple middle stream also made bamboo hold celebration reverently adult male goose goat even buffalo sacrificed god belief offering god may use power prevent epidemic disease another purpose festival god reverently asked ensure wellbeing pregnant woman throughout state tripura traditional dance form part festival worship pay festival financial contribution levied people tribe priest authority hereditary ruler state tripura charge raised ₹ ₹ indian rupee leading widespread protest increase tribespeople objection quelled following independence partition british india august acting ruler state tripura regent kanchan prava devi accede new union india began organized movement state called mukti parishad aim end rule maharajah tripura establish democracy instead leader movement desharrath debbarma used occasion ganga puja raise fund charging ₹ family mukti parishad however activity movement put became less less active finally merged communist party meantime tripura acceded new india october