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Bada Yatra:

The "Badajatra" of Malkangiri has been celebrated since time immemorialand it has no historical records. Just like other pujas, this puja is based on legends, folktales and people's belief. Primerily the "Kanamraju, Potraju and Balraju, worshiped by Koya Tribe, has been linked with Lord Krishna, Bhima and Arjun. From this pint of view the main source of this Jatra has ben related either to the Mohabharata or to the killing of Jarasandha in Bhagavata. This Badajatra has been celebrated by the premitive tribal community such as Koya and Dravid. Koya belong to Ganda community and they treat and they treat Bhima as their forefather. This Jatra is celebrated every two years. Whatever may be the fact, the worship of KanbamRaju PotaRaju and BalRaju, the three mysterious diety, has been celebrated with traditional method Accoring to that stricture the celebrations of this Jatra and method of worship isdone through two phases. First Phase - Before one month of the commencement of this Jatra that is on the first Wednesday after the Magh Purnima a group of people from the Marali temple of Malkangiri set out to Manmkonda to build the dieties and to do other relevent work. It is a group often reach Manamkonda on Monday via Gurakunta, Kachhalwada, Gumuka, Kangur Konda, Kalimela and Pindikonda. During their ourney the villagers of Dariguda, Pananaguda, Dadimetla, Mandapali, Kangurkonda and Pindikonda give goats for killing. The potters of Pitarkata donate four big earthen tubs and the blacksmith of kutbanpali donate iron rings for the dieties. At Manyamkonda two priests join and the function of the Jatra begins. Balsa chhapar - A temporary camp made of palm leaves is called Balsa. This Balsa is made by the people going from Malkangiri on the otherside of Mutya lamma temple. In this Balsa dieties are set up and preliminary worship is performed. Telapeda - They collect the different materials and oil for the puja BaunsMara of the dieties. After Balsa chhapar on wednesday the priests set out for collection bambo from the jungle of Sadbanpalli. They find three bambo shoolings at a certain place from the side of a hill in the jungle. The priests take bath in the Bandrai or Pandab kunda. Band means rock and Rai means tania. Later on this Bandrai became Pendudhar and now is now is known Pandrai. Legend tells the Pandavas during their exile stayedon this rock and some people call this kunda as Draupadi kunda as Draupadi took bath in it. There are Sita kunda and Amma kunda in Bonda Hill. The priests after their bath in this kunda, they kill a black cock an d a goat cut the bambo shooting with a new knief, they cover the shootings with piece of new cloth and come to Manyamkonda. This work is called Baunsmana which means bambo cutting. Dangamara- After the collection of Bambo shooting the people of Poluru and Dupenkonda cut a big tree and make a boat out of it.They focus this new of with the old one. They placethe three dieties on these baat abd criss tge Sileru or Silariver, Jalachira. Putting the peacock feather in hot water and tearing them upis called the Jalachira. Previously Peacock came at the attraction of thrown rice offered at the puja and leave their feathers. But when they donot come,"Bagrala" a man in the guise of peacock,dances to attract the peacock. People catch the peacock and collect their feathers. Then it is put in hot water to clean them and after the dieties are decorated with the feathers. Pratima Nirman (Making the idols)- It starts on the eleventh day making of idol is done daily one. Bambo shootings are cut and arranged lengthwise. The longst one isfor Kanam Raju, shorter one is for PotaRaju and shortest on is for Bal Raju. Days for making the idols of Kanam raju, PataRaju and BalaRaju and Saturday, Sunday and Monday are respectively. The work starts from morning till noon. The news of making the idols is sent to the Mauli temple of Malkangiri on Tuesday. Bali Bhata - Bali bhata is cooked at Kalia Bhatta in Malkangiri at the Midnight of Tuesday. The blood of a killed goat is mixed with the rice and scatteded in the village. This is done to please the ghosts to escape from their evil eyes. After this second phase of the festival begins. 'Second phase -' After the Balibhata in the Second phase the dieties are taken from Malkangiri to Manyamkonda via Gumuka, Kalimela. After that the diesties are taken to the village Polaru. There they cross the river and the new diesties are bathed in the Tadaka Tutha. After that they are back to Poleru village at Monday night. The villagers welcome the dieties with song and dance and it continues all night. On Tuesday the three dieties are back to Manyamkonda and meet Mutyalamma, the goddess Durga. Bali is offered to Durga and annabhog is given at midnight. The bhog is prepared with covered mouth.