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- Collection: The Undocumented and Unidentified Riparian Community named Jetor
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Worshipping the Termite Mound
A section of the Jetor community holds a profound reverence towards termite mounds, worshipping them as sacred manifestations of divine power. It is believed that a folk goddess embodies the termite mound on the wall of a living room. The holes and…
Worship of Lord Shiva by an indigenous community
Jetors have their own priests (Bamuns). Nowadays priests are sometimes invited from outside their community, but in olden times their own priest used to perform Puja and related rites.
Joldhala- one of the popular religious festivals
Women from different Jetor villages located at considerable distance are united by their common love of river (Kangsabati) and Baba (Lord Shiva), on whose head they pour Holy River Water twice a year. (Bhatpara, Paschim Medinipur)
Ethnic Religious Ceremony of the Jetors
Jetor men of Bhatpara, Paschim Medinipur carrying water from Kangsabati to participate in their ethnic religious-festival named Jol Dhala. The human chain of worshippers resembles Proto-Australoids.