27/02/2023
Kharagpur is gearing up for 2023 Shri Solapuri Mata Puja with festive fevour -
Kharagpur - The hometown for Solapuri Amma is ready to meet her devotees after one year. People of Kharagpur are deeply emotinal towards amma festival because it is believed that a married daughter is visiting thier mothers home.
With Mata Puja barely one month away, the pujaris of Kharagpur are busy wrapping up their dates. Ghatam making Pujaris of Kharagpur negotiates with committee members to close the final deal on Ghatam making and pujas.
The process of making the Ghatam is laborious and one that has been mastered over generations by these pujaris. Tumeric, beaten and kneaded with hands over several stages to make it not to hard to smooth and into the right consistency and texture. After this, the pujaris shape it into goddesses on a clay pot.