Chhattisgarh is a sacred land where the tomb of a dog is a center of faith, Chief Minister reached the Kukurdev Temple to honor the faith of the public.
Kukurdev Temple is an amazing example of faith,Chief Minister’s endeavor to preserve folk culture.
Chhattisgarh is a sacred land where a speechless animal is considered a God for his loyalty and the head of the state himself honors this tradition.
The hallmark of this belief was seen today when the Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel started the second day of the Bhent Mulaqat program in Balod district with worship in the Kukurdev temple in Khapri.
Kukurdev temple is the confluence of faith and wonder that presents a unique example of the human-animal bond.
There is a tomb of a loyal dog in the temple who remained faithful to his master till his last breath.
The Chief Minister performed worship in the Kukurdev Temple and prayed for the happiness and prosperity of the state.
He also planted a Rudraksha sapling on the temple premises and gifted clothes to the priests of the temple.
Kukurdev Temple is the memorial place of a loyal dog
We have all heard the maxim that the virtues of a human make him God.
But can the divine virtues of an animal make him revered? Can such a temple exist which has the tomb of a loyal dog and where people bow down their heads with reverence? The Kukurdev Temple of the Balod district is one such temple where the Chief Minister arrived today and paid obeisance to the memorial of the speechless animal who had become the symbol of dutifulness.
According to public opinion, Khapri was a slum of nomads where one of the nomads owned a faithful dog. Eventually, a great famine broke out in the region, and the nomad had to mortgage his dog to a Malguzaar.
One day a theft took place in the Malguzaar’s home and the faithful dog took the Malguzaar to the exact spot where the thieves had hidden his stolen money.
The Malguzaar was deeply impressed by the dog’s loyalty and set him free after hanging the written account of the dog’s faithfulness in the form of a letter on his neck.
When the dog, with the letter tied to his neck, returned to his nomad master, then the nomad thought that the dog had deserted the Malguzaar and in a fit of anger attacked him.
The dog couldn’t survive the attack and died. The nomad then happened to read the letter tied to his dead dog’s neck and then realized the dutifulness and loyalty of the speechless animal.
He then made a tomb for the dog at the spot of the Kukurdev Temple. The Fani Nagwanshi kings of the 14th and 15th centuries built a temple at this spot.
The Chief Minister today performed worship in the Kukurdev Temple and prayed for the happiness and prosperity of the state’s residents.
The Chief Minister is preserving the legacy of folk traditions
The Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel is not only careful about reviving the progressive culture and folk traditions of the state, but it is his utmost priority to preserve this legacy.
The love for animals is embedded in our culture and the Chief Minister is reviving these folk traditions. Livestock conservation has been linked to the rural economy and schemes like Godhan Nyay Yojana, and the purchase of cow dung and cow urine are proving to be useful in the conservation of animals.
Chhattisgarh is the only state that has embraced livestock conservation as an economic model.
The Chief Minister honored Chhattisgarh’s folk tradition of love for animals by visiting the memorial place of a speechless animal.