Brusav Buda : a traditional retual to invite rain

You may call it a belief or a part of superstition but when you are left with no option you have to go for it. When the temperature of Sambalpur has gone up to 46 Celsius during the end of June with no hope of rain, people are forced to rely of the age-old custom what is called as ‘Brusav Buda’. According to Hindu Mythology this is performed on the 2^nd day of Ashadha (Car festival day) in order to bring rain to the earth. Eminent citizens of the town’s oldest part-Jharuapara have performed the rituals of ‘Brusav Buda’ on Wednesday after taking an idol of Brusav in a street procession. The Brusav was finally dropped in deep-water in River Mahanadi with the help of a boat.“We believe that god of rain (Indra) appears immediately to save Brusav (chauffer of lord Shiva) after hearing his request and rain starts after words. But we performed this when the situation becomes alarming. This year when we see no symptom of rain till the end of June we decided to do this ritual. Normal life of the people in Sambalpur has come miserable because of high temperature and water scarcity. So in order to rescue the people we have followed this old tradition”, senior citizen and chairman of Brahmapura temple trust Mr. C R Panda told.

Sources said, the same ritual was performed in the year 1987 by the people of same Jharuapara under the aegis of late Nimai Charan Mishra when people did not see any hope of rain. Continues drizzling for 15 days with in 24 hours of the rituals made every one surprised. “I can not say any scientific reason behind this theory but it all depends on the faith and believe of the people. Some time thing happens against all odds”, senior political figure of Sambalpur Benibhuj Sahu told.

A replica of marble-made brusav was brought from the Loknath Baba temple of the Jharuapara in the morning and after street procession, devotees took it in a boat in the River Mahanadi and dropped it in the deep-water. “Performing all rituals we took the brusav in a street procession and later it was dropped in the river Mahanadi water. I have taken part in the ceremony only to pay respect to faith of the people” young councilor and social activists Saroj Dalpat told. “I was thrilled to participate in the rituals I believe something miracle will definitely happen after this rituals”, 70 years old devotee Kausalya Panda told. Sources said, Sambalpur becomes the hottest town of the country with 46.4 degree Celsius on Monday and 46.2 degree Celsius on Tuesday resulting a miserable condition in the normal living of the people. with such a high temperature become unbearable, people of Jharuapara have taken this decision to perform such a retual to bring rain to the earth.