Kharchi Puja 2024: PM Modi extends his wishes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to X to extend his wishes on the auspicious occasion of the Kharchi Puja. “Wishing everyone, particularly the people of Tripura, on the occasion of Kharchi Puja! May the divine blessings of Chaturdash Devata always remain upon us, bringing joy and good health to all. May it also enrich everyone’s lives with prosperity and harmony,” PM Modi wrote.

Kharchi Puja 2024 Date

Kharchi Puja is observed annually on the Shukla Ashtami day, which falls on the eighth day of the lunar month of Ashadha. This year, Kharchi Puja began on July 14. The celebrations hold immense religious and cultural importance and will continue for a week.

Kharchi Puja 2024 Significance and Rituals

On Kharchi Puja, royal priests perform the revered ritual of carrying the idols of the Fourteen Gods from the ancient Ujjayanta Palace in Agartala and dipping them in the holy water of Saidra river. Then, the idols are taken back to the temple and adorned with different flowers, traditional attires, ornaments, and vermillion paste. After this ritual, priests distribute prasad to the devotees.

Other rituals of Kharchi Puja are reciting sacred and religious hymns and mantras to invoke the blessings of the deities, visiting the temple, and constructing the Chaturdasha Mandapa. The Mandapa symbolises the royal palace of the Tripuri kings and is built by traditional artisans. The structure is made out of bamboo and thatched roofs.