Sulha Bharani being played with Dhol, Nishan, Tasha and Mahuri during Maa Samaleshwari’s Dussehra puja in Balangir, watch

Balangir: The Sulha Bharani (music) is being played with Dhol, Nishan, Tasha and Mahuri during Maa Samaleshwari’s Dussehra puja in Balangir of Odisha. This special music which includes 16 types of traditional music patterns is played during worship of the Goddess.

Maa Durga puja is going on in Balangir with pomp show. In the Samaleshwari temple in the town special Sodasa Upachar puja is going on. Even in many mandaps special worships of Maa Durga is going on. Here, among other things, playing of folk music with popular western Odisha music instruments like Dhol, Nishan, Tasha and Mahuri can also be seen in the peethas. This music is not for entertainment of humans but these music patterns are played to woo Goddess Durga, Goddess Samaleshwari, Maa Maheshwari, Maa Patakhanda and other Goddesses.

Balangir houses many Tantra peethas. Ranipur Jharial in this district was also famous for tantra in the earlier days. Music and Shakti are deeply related.

Western Odisha’s folk music is so reach it has music styles for different occasions which includes, marriage, pain palta, etc. There are sixteen music patterns that is called Sulha Bharani music (Badya) which is played especially and only during worship of Goddesses. And since in this autumn festive season Maa Durga puja is observed everywhere in many puja mandaps and Shakti peethas of Balangir Sulha Bharani music is being played.

In Samaleshwari temple folk musicians are seen playing Sulha Bharani music with Dhol, Nishan, Tasha and Mahuri. The sixteen pattern are dedicated to the Goddesses who are worshipped during the Sohala Upachar puja. No doubt, this Sohala Bharani music is a part of worship and it is believed that the Mother Goddess gets pleased with this music.

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