Ancestor had sacrificed his life due to tiger attack, Chief Minister Sai offered prayers there
Raipur. After becoming the Chief Minister, Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai and his wife Mrs. Kaushalya Sai, who came to their home village Bagiya for the first time, reached Turri village near Bandarchuwa today and had darshan of the family deity.
Chief Minister Sai offered jaggery, coconut, betel nuts and betel nuts to the family deity and wished for the happiness, prosperity and prosperity of the state. The village priest performed puja for the Chief Minister as per the rituals at the temple site.
On this occasion, Chief Minister Shri Sai said that auspicious works are accomplished only with the blessings of ancestors. Today, taking the blessings of my family deity in Turri, I will work continuously for the prosperity and public welfare of the state. Late Chief Minister’s ancestor. The temple has been built in the memory of Sardar Bhagat Sai (Sardar Budha). During this time, a large number of villagers from nearby villages were present there.
Chief Minister Sai’s ancestor had sacrificed his life due to the attack of a tiger, hence people worship the tiger form god considering it as the residence of his ancestors in the tiger.
Vikas Kumar Sai, a resident of Turri village, told that in Turri, at this place surrounded by dense forest and hills, late two brothers of Chief Minister Sai’s ancestors, Bhagat Sai and Davel Sai, were buried. Bhagat Sai was attacked by a tiger, due to which he sacrificed his life there.
The place where he left his life is considered as his abode and worshiped with faith and belief. Considering that Bhagat Sai resides in the form of God in the tiger next to the original place, an idol of the tiger is installed at this place and worship is done. As a result of the growth of the dynasty of the second brother Davel Sai, Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai comes.
Apart from the Sai family, other villagers also consider this place of Turri as a special place of faith and spirituality. This place is surrounded by forests all around. Due to the special importance of this Dev Sthal, people passing through here proceed from here only after offering flowers, leaves etc.