Jamshedpur: Bloodless Sendra to be celebrated on May 9

Mail News Service

Jamshedpur, April 9: Sendra Parv will be celebrated with enthusiasm on 9^th May. This was announced on Saturday by Rakesh Hembram, holder of the tribal title ‘Dalma Raja’. The tribal hunting ritual is going to be observed after a gap of two years due to the COVID pandemic. But this time round, the festival will be completely bloodless as the tribal people participating in the ritual will kill no animals.

“We have decided to kill or hurt no animal this year. We will ascend the Dalma Hill as per the ritual and follow every religious rites but will not hunt any animal. All of us have unanimously decided to do so in the larger interest of the wild animals and environment,” said Hembram.

Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Abhishek Kumar and Forest Ranger Dinesh Chandra also attended the meeting at Hembram’s residence. A gira sakam (fallen palm leaf) was given to him as a traditional tribal invitation to participate in Sendra.

Before the announcement, the tribal leader and his followers worshipped all tribal deities. Around 10,000 tribal people from Bihar, Odisha, West Bengal and Jharkhand are expected to participate in the Sendra Parv celebrations at Dalma Hills. The participants will carry only traditional weapons and no guns, nets or noose with them. The Sendra ritual will start with a puja at Fadlogora on 8^th May. In Seraikela-Kharsawan, Sendra Parv will be celebrated on 15^th April at Naranbera.