Belboron bonga is worshipped by Santals, according to ‘Santal Jom sim’
When human sin increased, The creator of this world made raining of fire for 12 days and 12 nights to the ‘Singbir’ and ‘Maanbir’ (Places on Earth) as
well as dropped the ‘Puhah’ a type of virus and he decided to end the Human
existence .
When this matter came to know to the
‘Thakran’ She said
to Thakur that finishing the existence of human a our
creature would only harm us, human are our creature, they are our children and
I’ll talk to ‘Litah’ (Maragburu) with regards . Thakran said we both together
will show the right path to human. |
| Santal People worshiping Belboron |
That time, Marangburu was used to live in
Earth. After talking to him with this
regards, Thakran called him to Serishimapuri(Place where God lives) from Earth
. She told him that Human has got into the path of sin which is why Thakrain is
about to end the existence of Human. It
is message from Thakur that we both(Thakur and Thakran) take away the Kaspap(a
kind of ornaments and dress) to Earth
and Human to praise us by singing and dancing ‘Dasai’, Take away vermilion in
my name and roam around the villages .
She told them to take away the
‘Sapap’(Ornaments and dress) and bangles in her name and for the Thakur
they must take away the Sapap and Lipur
(For leg) and Pegon(a kind of small bell) and peacock’s feather in his name .Thakran told some people to wear
her ‘Sapap’ and some to wear Thakur’s
‘Sapap’ and then praise them by
dancing dasai around the village . By
doing so Thakur will be happy and he’ll be believed that human has started get
into righteous path, then he will not end the existence of human. Thakran also
said to Marangburu that he will also tell the other 12 bongas to go to Earth,
who are skillful at their own field, they are 1.Dhorom guru Bonga – God of religion
and money, 2.Kamru bonga – God for health,3. Bhuwag Guru Bonga – God of dance
and music etc. 4.Thakran told to let these Bong roam out through the villages
the so that it will vanish the puhah( virus)causing diseases in the villages to
save the existence of Humans . Human will learn about the medicine, cure and
religion by these bongas . Thakran also told to praise them by establishing the
relation between Guru and disciple,
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| Master teaches their disciple about traditional natural music |
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| A week before the Belboron in the village and Master and disciple gather at Akhra where Master teaches about tradition natural method of medicine . |
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| Santals praise the Thakur and Thakran through dasai dance and song |
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| Woman while washing the feet to respect the Man who dances and sings dasai |
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| Master while worshiping in house for peace and happiness |
Thakran further said that he will be
revealed in 6th day of Dasai chando(Santal month of Dasai) to
Monchopuri along with Gurubongas .
Santal adivasi worships Belboron in this day where 1. Dhorom guru bonga, 2.Kamru bonga, 3.Bhuwag bonga,4. Kansha guru bonga,5. Chemey
guru bonga,6. Sidh guru bonga, 7.Sido guru bonga,8. Rohod guru bonga,9. Gaanddu
guru bonga,10. Bhairo guru bonga,11. Narsing guru bonga, and 12.Bhedra guru
bonga is being worshipped. Generally, No sacrifice is made there in Belboron
bonga/worship. Only vermillion, mustard oil and water is used for worshiping.
One week before the Belboron, the master and disciple create the gather in
village where master teaches about the natural traditional medicine. During
this, they go to forest and mountain master also teaches them recognition of
natural medicine and their uses in different diseases.
From 2nd to 3rd day
of Belboron, master and disciple along with Guru bonga roam around the village
and dance dasai, they also visit every house and dance dasai and pray for the
happiness and peace of house .
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| People gives donation to the master in the form of grain or corn . |
In this
occasion, they get funds or donation in the form of grain, corn etc or sometimes
money also. In dasai, Men dresses like women and the main reason for this is to
represent the Sapap(ornaments and dress) of Thakran .The 4th and
last day of Belboron bonga they dance dasai in their village and the collected
funds or donation(grain and corn) is used to prepare cereal and they all eat
that together . In this way Belboron bonga of Santals is the worship of
relation between Master and disciple which gives us message not to fall in sin
and to stay walked on path of truth and religion, to make the community disease
free, to preserve the traditional natural method of medicine and to preserve the
folk songs,dance,nature and finally to stay happy .
It's trully correct.
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