Water worship has traditionally been practised in the Majhi community. Before staying in the boat or entering the reservoir with a fishing net, it is customary in this community to remember the Water God. Ladi Puja is regarded as an institutional practice and a model of the highest faith. Ladi Puja is the Majhi community’s most important festival.
The fishing community, which also practises fishing, agriculture, and animal husbandry on the river’s banks, has a tradition of worshipping Ladi at the end of winter in order to avoid natural disasters. Ladi Puja is also associated with Shivaratri. After Shivaratri, it is customary to worship Ladi. Although some Majhi communities perform Ladi Puja on Shivaratri, it is more commonly celebrated on the third Tuesday of Falgun Month.
Fishermen’s lives are inextricably linked to river-borne production as a tribal community. Fishing has been their traditional occupation for generations. As a result, they worship and pray to the river as a God. On this day, 33 crores of deities are worshipped on the river’s banks. It is customary to worship and offer sacrifices in this way by placing agricultural implements, fishing nets, river tools, and so on while worshipping in this manner.
They wish for the safety of themselves and their communities because fishing is the main occupation in the river, as is the dangerous settlement on the river’s banks.
Happy Ladi Puja to the Majhi community!
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