Kolkata: A 12-year-old girl, Chaitali Murmu, committed the role of a priest for Saraswati Puja in Pandal in Ilambazar in Birbhum on Saturday.
Puja is held by Rubani Gautam Sikshangan, run by Pritikana Jana, a student of LLM.
Jana offers free school money to Gopalnagar children, who face problems with their studies during a pandemic.
He is a ramakrishna mission student and mathematics and has done Puja Saraswati in the same place last year.
This time, he guided Murmu, a class VI student.
“I previously offered Anjali to Dewi Saraswati at school.
But the pujas is not something familiar in our house.
My mother Rani is Badwal Barwal and works in the fields.
My father has left home.
Didimony coached me for the past two weeks in shouting spells and Do the ritual one by one, “said your Mut.
Local couples, Mamoni and Dibilated Hibbram, were happy to see a tribal girl who appeared Puja.
“We have never thought of things like that.
It will help empower more women,” said Mamoni, whose daughter Jyoti is one of Jana’s students.
Dibilal, daily workers, help regulate a pandal.
About 40 students offered Anjali in Puja by MURMU.
“I saw tribal children roaming and thus, starting this free school during a pandemic.
I offer them books and crayons,” said Jana.
“I feel that your mur will be able to shout spells properly.
So I took care of her for the past two weeks.
I have seen the Ramakrishna mission how the senior monks taught juniors.
Last year, when I did a puja, I took the guidance of the monks, which pushed i Jana.
Professor Ruby Sain, Advisor, the center of Jadavpur University for religious studies and the community, said it was definitely a big leap for women.
“The priests belonging to the world’s top Brahmin who dominated by men and they control the community.
So this tribal puja will help create a gender neutral caste-free society.
In the Vedic period, there is a priest of women, such as Dig, Khana, and Moitri, but King Manu has Encouraging women back.
“The expert of the Hindu Hindu KK Bhaumick also appreciated your nut efforts.
“We must encourage girls to act as priests and arrange training workshops to learn them.” However, Nityananda Hibbram, Head of Bharat Jakat Majhi Paranga Mahal, did not approve of the puja done by your nut.