Tusu Porob(Tusu Maa/Tusu Devi), Purulia

 





Held in mid-January.

Tusu Festival is a folk festival held on the last day of the Bengali month of Poush, i.e., Makar Sankranti, so also known as Makar Parav (meaning Makar festival) in local languages. It is a unifying form of local common faith and the joy of the harvest. associated with harvesting. At the end of the festivities, the immersion of the image of Tusu is done vividly and with songs which have a melancholic ring. Rural fairs are also organised during the festival is held. Tusu puja is practiced in the rural areas of Bankura, Purulia, Bardhaman and Hooghly districts of West Bengal. Tusu festival is also celebrated by the Tea-tribes in Assam and Jharkhand.

There are different theories about the origin of the word Tusu. Many believe that the word 'tusu' originates from rice bran, which is called Tush in Bengali.


In agrarian communities, Tusu Devi is a symbol of Goddess Laxmi, during Sankranti.

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