Raipur, 10 September 2021. The people of Chhattisgarh, who are settled and migrating in the United States, organized the Lok Parva Teeja with great pomp. He has also sent the information and photographs of this event to the residence office of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel in Raipur. Chief Minister Shri Baghel has congratulated all the Chhattisgarhis residing in America on the occasion. Mr. Baghel has said that I am happy to know that the pride of Chhattisgarh’s culture is shining even in distant America. Chhattisgarhia people have saved the fragrance of their soil there too. To awaken this self-pride and self-respect, the government has been working continuously for the last three and a half years.
The North American Chhattisgarh Association in the US, the Global Chhattisgarh Community (NACHA) is promoting Indian culture outside India. In this sequence, Hartalika Teej Vrat was celebrated in the United States with full statutes. Mr. Ganesh Kar and Mrs. Deepali Saraogi, the founders of Nacha, hosted this puja for all Chhattisgarhi families living in the US. Karu Bhaat was organized at Shri Kar’s house, in which all Chhattisgarhi NRIs participated.
Shri Saraogi has told that this festival was organized for the first time. The Chhattisgarhi traditional dish ‘Thehri’ ‘Khurmi’ was prepared, after which Lord Shiva was worshiped by making clay and sand. Now it has been decided to organize such an event every year at the international level. This program of Teej is Shashi Sahu, Tijendra Sahu, Vandana Dedsena, Namita Kaistha, Sonu Joshi, Nirmal Sahu, Laxmin Sahu and Munish Kaistha, Minal Mishra, Abhijit Joshi, Sarita Sahu, Kiran Patel, Shatrughan Bareth, Rukmani Bareth, Roshni Sahu, Aresh Sahu, Sandipan Sahu etc. organized together. Minal Mishra, Joint Secretary, Nacha said that it is a matter of great pleasure to be involved in Teej Puja after decades and this tradition will connect us with our motherland Chhattisgarh.
Raipur: Even in America, Tijharins eat Karu-Bhat: Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said- The pride of Chhattisgarh’s culture is shining even in distant America
