500-year-old Durga Puja in Tripura is funded by the state

The state of Tripura in north-east India is a state that has been ruled by the CPM-led left-front and it is proud of the fact that it hosts a 500-year-old Durga Puja which is sponsored by the Tripura government. Devotees flock to this celebration as the royal family has kept its traditional sanctity.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 20 October 2015.

The venue is the famous Durgabari temple, located in front of the 114-year-old Ujjayanta Palace, the biggest royal mansion of eastern India.
Some interesting facts about this unique Durga Puja – the octogenarian chief priest of Durgabari temple receives honorarium of Rs.6,000 per month as honourium from the state government.
The immersion on Dashami – the images are the first to be immersed at Dashamighat here with full state honours, with the state police band playing the national song.
This year, the state government has sanctioned Rs.3 lakh for the Durga Puja at this royal temple.
Moreover, sacrifice of animals is done - a young buffalo, several goats and pigeons are sacrificed during the five-day festival at Durgabari in the presence of thousands of devotees - all at government expense. The prasad (holy offering) distributed to devotees consists of meat, fish, eggs and, of course, fruits.
(Image courtesy wikimediascommons.org)

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