Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel duly worshiped ‘Nangar’ and other agricultural equipment and prayed for a good harvest
CM House decked up in a rural setting depicting vibrant culture of Chhattisgarh
Raipur. ‘Hareli Tihar’—the first festival of Chhattisgarh—was celebrated with great pomp and show at the residence of Chief Minister here on Thursday. Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, along with his spouse Smt.
Mukteshwari Baghel and other relatives, worshiped the rural deities, Tulsi Mata, ‘Nangar’ (plough), agricultural equipments, ‘Gedi’ and ‘Gaumata’ and prayed for a good harvest. He extended his warm greetings and best wishes to the people of the state on the occasion of ‘Hareli’.
Chief Minister’s residence was decked up in a rural setting depicting vibrant culture of Chhattisgarh. The attendees enjoyed Chhattisgarhi folk music and dance, traditional ‘Gadwa Baja’, ‘Raut Nacha’, Gedi dance, folk games, ‘raichuli’ and traditional delicacies.
Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel encouraged the folk dance artists by performing Gedi dance with them. The Chief Minister also tried his hand at a game of ‘Bhaura’ (spinning top).
He also enjoyed ‘raichuli’ with his daughter. Agriculture Minister Mr. Ravindra Choubey, Industries Minister Mr. Kawasi Lakhma, School Education Minister Dr. Premsai Singh Tekam, Forest Minister Mr. Mohammad Akbar, and Chhattisgarh State Commission for Women Chairperson Smt. Kiranmayee Nayak also enjoyed the ‘raichuli’.
Home Minister Mr. Tamradhwaj Sahu, Forest Minister Mr. Mohammad Akbar, Industries Minister Mr. Kawasi Lakhma, Food Minister Mr. Amarjeet Bhagat, School Education Minister Dr. Premsai Singh Tekam, Women and Child Development Minister Mrs. Anila Bhediya , Parliamentary Secretaries Mr. Chintamani Maharaj and Mr. Chandradev Rai, Chhattisgarh State Cow Service Commission Chairman Mahant Rajeshree Ram Sundar Das, Chhattisgarh State Commission for Women Chairperson Dr. Kiranmayee Nayak, State Food Supply Corporation Chairman Mr. Ram Gopal Agrawal, Chhattisgarh State Mineral Development Corporation Chairman Mr. Girish Devangan, Chief Minister’s Advisor Mr. Pradeep Sharma, MLA Mr. Satyanarayan Sharma, Mr. Anoop Nag, Mr. Chandan Kashyap and Mrs. Anita Yogendra Sharma, Raipur Mayor Mr. Aijaz Dhebar, Raipur Municipal Corporation Chairman Mr. Pramod Dubey, former MP Mrs. Chhaya Verma along with a large number of citizens attended the programme organized at Chief Minister’s residence.