Tripura gears up for grand three-day Diwali festival at Matabari temple

The sacred town of Udaipur in Tripura is abuzz with devotion and excitement as the threeday Diwali festival is set to be celebrated at the Mata Tripura Sundari Shrine from October 20 to 22Gomati District Majistrate and Collector Rinku Lather told ANI that the grand event has been jointly organised by the Trust Mela Committee and the Gomati District Administration with participation from dignitaries priests and thousands of devoteesAs you all know the threeday Diwali festival will be celebrated at the Mata Tripura Sundari Temple on the 20th 21st and 22nd of this month The entire event has been organised by the Trust Mela Committee and the District Administration Many dignitaries and devotees will attend the celebrations he saidIAS Lather further noted that the temple premises have been beautifully illuminated and decorated creating a divine atmosphere for the celebrations The Honble Chief Minister of Tripura will inaugurate the festival in the evening and perform the special Kalyan Aarti at the banks of the Kalyan Sagar Lake For this sacred occasion priests from Kashi Vishwanath Temple have been invited to perform rituals in accordance with ancient traditionsThe temple has been beautifully decorated with flowers and various adornments The inauguration will be conducted in the evening by the Honble Chief Minister who will also perform the evening aarti For this special occasion priests have been invited from Kashi The Chief Minister will perform the aarti at the banks of Kalyan Sagar he told ANIThis years celebration holds special significance as the Honble Prime Minister of India recently inaugurated the redeveloped Mata Tripura Sundari Temple complex under the Prasad Scheme Project Following this inauguration the number of devotees has surged dramatically with thousands visiting daily for darshanOfficials expect over 12 lakh visitors during this years Diwali Mela a significant increase from last years 78 lakh visitors Often referred to as the Kumbh Mela of the Northeast the event showcases Tripuras deep spiritual heritage and cultural unityThis is one of the grandest festivals in Tripura Last year around 7 to 8 lakh people visited the temple during the festival and this year the number is expected to exceed 12 lakh visitors One of the main reasons for this increased enthusiasm is that the Honble Prime Minister recently inaugurated the newly developed premises of the Tripura Sundari Temple I sincerely invite everyone to come and receive the divine blessings of Mata Tripura Sundari IAS Rinku Lather statedUnder the Prasad Scheme the temples infrastructure has been modernised to accommodate devotees better Special emphasis has been placed on maintaining the highest quality and purity of the temples prasad particularly the renowned pera which is offered to the Goddess and distributed among devotees from across India and abroadAccording to temple authorities it is stated that two major rituals mark Diwali day Mata Ranis Puja at 1000 AM and a special Diwali Puja at 1200 noon followed by the traditional animal sacrifice Patha Bali and Yajna The temple doors usually opened at 400 AM remain closed for only 510 minutes on Diwali allowing uninterrupted darshan for devotees throughout the dayMeanwhile Dr Kiran Kumar SP of Gomati District told ANI that tight security arrangements are in place with deployment of over 2500 personnel including TSR CRPF district police and women officers More than 37 CCTV cameras drop gates and multiple police assistance booths have been installed for smooth crowd management and safety he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever