Farmers here have worshiped the God Bhumebarma after the area has failed to receive rain.
The farmers of Tulasipur used to receive water to plant paddy from the saat gaunle irrigation canal. And the villagers gathered at the origin of the canal and performed a pooja at Srikula in ward no. 3 of Tulasipur sub-metropolis, according to the irrigation project chair Kul Prasad Kalathoki.
The worshiping was carried out as per the traditional belief that pleasing the gods will end the drought, added Kalathoki. Hundreds of farmers had gathered in the event, where chicken and goats were also sacrificed.
Thousands of hectares of paddy field in the area remain barren due to lack of rainwater.