Odia Khudurukuni Osha Books

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The name of this celebration is Khudurukuni or Khuda-rankuni. It denotes a young woman pleading for food. Unmarried girls mark this holiday. For the wealth, prosperity, and safety of their brother, they perform puja and fast. This puja is performed each Sunday throughout the Bhadraba month. The girls perform ?Balunka puja? in the morning. In the morning they worship a sand idol they made, and in the evening they worship Maa Khudurukuni?s idol and sing the Khudurukuni song. The background behind this festival is that Tapoyi, a girl, had seven brothers. She was the smallest. She also had 7 in-law sisters. Being the only girl in the family, she received far too much pampering. But after her mother and father passed away, everything changed for her. Her brothers then left the house to conduct business and trade, leaving her with her in-law sisters. Following this, she was severely tormented by her seven in-law sisters and was denied nourishment.