Shitala, Goddess of Smallpox and Pestilence. Shitala is a popular India deity, widely worshipped in rural areas of “Bengal” as the goddess of smallpox and pestilence.. Folk people believed that worship of Shitala could stave off diseases like pox; and her worship during an outbreak could reduce the severity of the disease.
Lumding is basically a Railway Township and Divisional Headquarter of Northeast Frontier Railway. Previously this part was under Assam Bengal Railway (ABR) and after independence it came under North Eastern Railway headquartered at Gorakhpur. In 1958 N.F. Railway was formed and Head quarter was shifted to Maligaon. During the ABR regime the HQ was Chittagong (East Pakistan) and in normal course staff of the ABR was appointed from the erstwhile East Pakistan basically Chittagong and Noakhali.
Know More About SitalabariThis year, Puja is from 19th March to 26th March. Regular puja is done on Tuesday and Saturday.
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Sitala Bari Development Fund United Bank of India, Lumding branch India
