Earthen lamps were lit and yajnas organised at various places of worship across Odisha on Sunday as BJP workers and people from tribal communities prayed for the victory of NDA바카라s presidential poll candidate Droupadi Murmu, a resident of the state바카라s Mayurbhanj district.
Polling for the country바카라s top constitutional post will be held on July 18. Members of the Santhal community, to which Murmu belongs, paid obeisance to deities Marangburu, Aera and Jaherayo in Mayurbhanj.
Supporters of the saffron party, along with Sangh Parivar karyakartas, chanted mantras and invoked Lord Jagannath, seeking his blessing for the 바카라daughter of Odisha바카라, who is pitted against joint opposition candidate and former Union minister Yashwant Sinha.
Babulu Murmu, the nayeke (priest) of 바카라Bada Putuka바카라 jaher (place of worship) in Mayurbhanj, said, 바카라Scores of people offered prayers for the grand success of Murmu during the day.바카라 Similar congregations were also witnessed at over 3,000 jaher in the district.
바카라There was no festival as such. But the congregation of people at various places of worship in Mayurbhanj made it look like people were observing some local festival. Everyone is hopeful that Lord Marangburu will ensure the victory of Droupadi Murmu,바카라 Rameswar Tudu of Juluku Jaher said.
All district units of the BJP conducted rituals, praying for Murmu바카라s win. BJP state president Samir Mohanty lit earthen lamps at Shri Lingaraj temple here while party MLAs, led by Puri legislator Jayant Sarangi, performed puja at the Jagannath Temple.
바카라She (Murmu) has the blessings of Lord Jagannath. It is a proud moment for us as we witness a tribal woman getting elected as the first citizen,바카라 BJP바카라s deputy leader in the Assembly, BC Sethi, said.
Officials in Jagatsinghpur and Bargarh said shlokas were recited at local temples by BJP workers. Murmu, who is the first Odia in the fray for the presidential post, has secured the support of the ruling BJD, headed by Naveen Patnaik.
BJD Parliamentary Party leader in Lok Sabha Pinaki Mishra said, 바카라Murmu is the 'rakhi' sister of the chief minister; we will certainly vote for Odisha바카라s daughter.바카라
(With PTI inputs)
