Palamur observes Peerla Panduga with fervour

​Mahbubnagar: ‘Peerla Panduga’ was celebrated by the majority Hindus in urban villages across Mahbubnagar, Wanaparthy, Gadwal and Nagarkurnool districts on Wednesday.

The Hindus along with Muslims set up idols of ‘Peer’ (means ‘guru’) in the ‘Peerla Chavadi’, a special sacred place, and performed prayers every day for last one week and on the final day of ‘Moharram’ on Wednesday, the villagers, both Hindus and Muslims, together took out a procession of all the ‘Peers’ and went to every household in the village and showered blessings on the families.

According to Shivudu, a small-time contractor from Korlakunta village of Pangal Mandal in Wanaparthy district, “I take labourers from this village to Mumbai and Pune for work.

Every year during the ‘Peerla Panduga’ we come home and compulsorily take part in this festival. We do not have any differences whether it is Hindu god or Muslim god. Since it is our tradition being followed by our forefathers for centuries, we are continuing this festival.”

The villagers perform Dasara festival and ‘Peerla Panduga’ and participate in cultural programmes, play and dance all day and night in the village.

According to Narasimha Nayak of Badiga Dinne village, “though we celebrate Dasara for three days, we spend more of our time decorating the ‘Peer’ for more than a week and establish ‘Peers’ in the Chavadi and offer prayers every day both in the morning and in the evening.

After worshipping for one week, we take out a procession of all the ‘Peers’ on the final day and go to every household where the people offer cocunut, rice, flowers and wash the feet of the peer holders and after completion of the procession, all the ‘Peers’ are immersed in the lake.

Later, all those families who take part in the festival, sacrifice a goat or a sheep and celebrate the festival,” Nayak said.