AGARTALA, April 21 (TIWN): Tripura's auspicious Garia Puja was observed with full devotion.

Unlike other years due to COVID pandemic Garia fair gatherings will be avoided this year but there is no lack of devotions and prayers.

Garia puja is mostly celebrated among the Jamatia Community and for Jamatia Hoda (Jamatia Hindu) this is the biggest festival.

Various ingredients are used while conducting the Garia Puja. The ingredients used in the Puja are fowl chick, cotton thread, rice, eggs, riccha, rice beer and earthen pots. An important part of the Puja is sacrificing a fowl and offering the blood to the deity.

To mark the day various cultural programmes are also being conducted with the tribals also arrange various fair exhibiting decorating items and others, but this year gatherings are prohibited due to alarming COVID situation. 

This activity is done to please the deity and to seek his blessings. God Garia is worshipped so as to bestow the people with domestic animals, peace, children and wealth. 

The Puja is held to seek blessings. The sacrifice of cocks is an important feature and other important feature is dancing and rejoicing after the Puja.