{"id":142207,"date":"2025-10-12T14:58:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T09:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=142207"},"modified":"2025-10-12T14:58:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T09:28:42","slug":"experience-the-spiritual-intensity-of-usha-khuti-puja-in-bokakhat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/?p=142207","title":{"rendered":"Experience the Spiritual Intensity of Usha Khuti Puja in Bokakhat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-137216\" src=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/New-Logo-Smal-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"55\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Hundreds of devotees from the Uria community at the Difalu Tea Estate in Bokakhat gathered to participate in the <a href=\"http:\/\/Shri Shri Usha Khuti Puja\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000\">Shri Shri Usha Khuti Puja<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, an ancient ritual that signifies spiritual resilience and respect for ancestral traditions.<\/span><\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_142208\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-142208\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/Experience the Spiritual Intensity of Usha Khuti Puja in Bokakhat:\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-142208 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG-20251012-WA0057-300x169.jpg\" alt=\" Usha Khuti Puja in Bokakhat\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG-20251012-WA0057-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG-20251012-WA0057-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG-20251012-WA0057-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG-20251012-WA0057-750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG-20251012-WA0057-1140x641.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG-20251012-WA0057.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-142208\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Experience the Spiritual Intensity of Usha Khuti Puja in Bokakhat:<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"> Locally known as the Shri Shri Maha Mahi Joni Usha Khuti Puja, this annual celebration has been a cornerstone of the Uria community for generations. It aims to invoke divine blessings for the preservation of nature, the well-being of humanity, and the prosperity of homes and livestock.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">During the ceremony, devotees create symbolic representations of various deities at a sacred altar. The rituals unfold in the evening, culminating just before dawn when participants offer prayers to Agni Devata, the Fire God. In an awe-inspiring display of faith and strength, they then walk barefoot across burning embers, demonstrating their unwavering devotion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Bokakhat MLA Atul Bora attended the event, offering prayers for peace and prosperity. He praised the community for its dedication to safeguarding traditional heritage and fostering spiritual unity in today\u2019s world. The significance of the Usha Khuti Puja extends beyond mere ritual; it reaffirms the community\u2019s commitment to its cultural values and environmental mindfulness.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hundreds of devotees from the Uria community at the Difalu Tea Estate in Bokakhat gathered to participate in the Shri Shri Usha Khuti Puja, an ancient ritual that signifies spiritual resilience and respect for ancestral traditions. Locally known as the Shri Shri Maha Mahi Joni Usha Khuti Puja, this annual celebration has been a cornerstone [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":142208,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"format":"standard","jnews_video_option_group":[[]],"override":[{"template":"1","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"bottom","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_reading_time":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","show_zoom_button":"1","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"2","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"1"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-715","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0","subtitle":"News Desk:"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":{"view_counter_number":"0","share_counter_number":"0","like_counter_number":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[200],"tags":[50397,50398],"class_list":["post-142207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-assam","tag-experience-the-spiritual-intensity","tag-of-usha-khuti-puja-in-bokakhat"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=142207"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142207\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":142209,"href":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142207\/revisions\/142209"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/142208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=142207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=142207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=142207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}