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Fishermen
conduct prayers to appease sea god
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Fisherfolk
in Kochi worshipping the sea for a better life once
again, after the community lost everything in the
tsunami waves.
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Kochi:
The tsunami, which hit
the coastal regions, has left a deep impact on the minds
of the fishermen. To overcome the fear and to start a better
life once again, the coastal villagers conducted sea pooja
in Kochi. Hundreds of fishermen and their family members
took part in this ritual, which was conducted on the sea
shore, by entering and taking a dip in the sea.
The
ritual was conducted to make the sea god happy for giving
them a good catch whenever they enter the sea and also for
the betterment of the fishermen and their families who lost
everything in the tsunami disaster. "After that day, we
were not able to go to the sea till today and there is not
enough fish in the sea too, if we get some catch it is not
fetching us the required price either. Now we are conducting
this ritual to make the sea god happy and to have abundance
in sea fishes and also for the betterment and development
of coastal regions and even the fishermen", said Falgunan,
a villager. By conducting this kind of a pooja, the fishermen
believe and are hopeful that the tsunami disaster will not
occur again.
- Jan 20, 2005
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