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RE-ASSESSING
THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BUCKET PUMP - A SIMPLE WATER By Dr. Costantino Faillace |
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RE-ASSESSING
THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BUCKET PUMP - A SIMPLE WATER By Dr. Costantino Faillace |
| The Pooja Ceremony Pooja is performed at the end of the pump installation, all participants pay their respect by kneeling in front of the little mandir for darshan.( See Photo ) The Pooja is generally performed by a lady who volunteers or is selected by the villagers. Garlands, cum-cum, incense sticks and a coconut are used during the Pooja while people sing religious songs. The Pooja creates an intense moment of happiness among the participants, rarely felt in Adivasi villages. At the end of the ceremony, coconut chips and biscuits are distributed as Prasad to the villagers. During the Pooja all the social barriers disappear, rich and poor, Adivasis and Patils, feel a great sense of spirituality that invades all participants. The Pooja is also the official act of consigning the well to the villagers who, from that moment, as they assure, assume full responsibility for its maintenance. |