Bhopal. The history of Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh has been associated with kings, maharajas and nawabs. Many religious events have been taking place here since independence. Mata Rani’s tableau is decorated in every crossroads, market, temple and colonies of the city, but very few people know about a tableau that has been going on since the time of the Nawabi state. Today we will tell you about one such unique tableau.
Even today, space is left in the middle of the road for this tableau. About 75 years ago, in the year 1950, for the first time in the city, Mata’s tableau was installed in Pavaiyaji’s shop in Janakpuri Jumerati. Then after four years, it was placed in Mata’s Mandiya, after which it was given a grand look by making a platform in the middle of the road. Even today the space in the middle of the road remains reserved for tableaux.
This time 75th year
Talking to Local 18, Chairman of Durga Utsav and Shri Ram Baraat Celebration Committee, Rajendra Kumar Gupta said that this is the 75th year of the establishment of Maa Durga. Devi Maa was established for the first time in 1950 during the Nawabi Shan. Friends, Shri Ram Baraat was started in 1960.
Mother’s makeup center of attraction
Chairman of the committee, Rajendra Kumar Gupta said that the makeup of Maa Durga is the center of attraction, which devotees come to see in large numbers. Not only from nearby areas, people from every corner of the city come to seek the blessings of the Mother Goddess and mainly to see her adornment.
This is how the tableau started
The tableau of the city’s mother was first started in the year 1950 by Lakshminarayan Gupta, Chhote Lal Verma, Nathuram Gupta, Babulal Gupta, Babulal Vinod and Nandan Kumar Jain and got the statue of Mother Bhagwati built in Shahjahanabad. The mother was brought in the jeep of Nandan Kumar Jain. At the same time, today their fourth generation is engaged in worshiping the mother.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: October 10, 2024, 20:36 IST