“50 Durga Murtis used to be immersed, this time only 20, some idols with broken hands, some with broken legs: Bahraich after the murder of Ram Gopal Mishra”, Opindia, October 27, 2024:
“On October 13, in Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh, devotees going to immerse the idol of Maa Durga were attacked by an Islamist mob. During this attack, a Hindu devotee named Ram Gopal Mishra was killed. This immersion yatra is traditional in the area, which had been going on for decades. The yatra was to end at Gauriya Ghat, which has been a center of faith for the Hindus in the vicinity since ancient times.
The OpIndia team reached this Gauriya Ghat and spoke to the priest there, Krishna Kumar Mishra. He told us that this time the immersion was not only dull, but also disappointing compared to every year. Gauriya Ghat is about one and a half kilometers away from the Maharajganj market where the Islamist mob indulged in violence. Immersion of idols of about 18 villages and towns in the vicinity takes place here.
At this place, there is a stream of water flowing from the Saryu river, near which a temple is built. The name of this temple is Nageshwarnath Balaji Temple. After immersion of the idol, the devotees take a bath here and visit the temple and then return to their respective homes. When the OpIndia team reached there, we saw that police was deployed on both sides of the road. We were stopped and questioned…….”
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