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News18•19-10-2026, 21:51
Dindori: Priest Ashok Panda cuts and offers tongue to Goddess during Navratri
  • •A unique display of devotion was witnessed in Bijapuri village of Dindori district during Sharad Navratri.
  • •A local priest named Ashok Panda allegedly cut his tongue and offered it to the Goddess, a ritual he reportedly performs twice a year.
  • •Devotees from far and wide gathered at his shrine to witness the event and seek blessings, considering it a miracle.
  • •It is claimed by locals that his tongue miraculously heals after being cut due to the grace of the Goddess.
  • •A similar incident was also reported in Sidhi where an elderly woman allegedly offered her tongue to Goddess Durga.
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Key Questions Answered

Ashok Panda, a well-known priest from the Samanapur region, cuts his tongue and offers it to the Goddess during both Chaitra and Sharad Navratri.

He performs this ritual twice a year, during both the Chaitra and Sharad Navratri festivals.

During the 2025 Sharad Navratri in Sidhi, an 80-year-old woman named Kallu Bai Kol cut off her tongue and offered it to an idol of Goddess Durga after her wish was fulfilled.

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