ખેડા: ડાકોર મંદિરમાં 80 ગ્રામજનોએ મહાપ્રસાદી ભરેલી થેલી અને 125 મણ અન્નકૂટની દસ મિનિટમાં ચોરી કરી હતી.
મંદિરનો મુખ્ય પ્રવેશદ્વાર ખૂલતાં જ 80 ગામના લોકો પોલીસની સામે ભોજન ચોરી કરવા ઊમટી પડે છે. આ દૃશ્યો દર વર્ષે થાય છે.
Kheda: Annakoot was looted today in the traditional way at the Ranchodrai temple in Dakor, a legendary pilgrimage site in Kheda district. In which the citizens of 80 villages around the Dakor temple looted the annakoot belonging to Lord Ranchodrai in the presence of the police.
In fact, the Dakot Temple Trust Committee has implemented the tradition of looting this Annakoot as per the local custom since 250 years i.e. the construction period of the present temple. In which Annakoot is looted by the devotees of about 80 villages around Dakor. At this time, a large number of devotees were blessed by taking advantage of the darshan of Annakoot Loont and the offerings.
Similar scenes occur every year during the tradition of Annakoot Loont. In which Ranchodharai temple is opened by the chief, 80 village people collapse on Annakoot. Meanwhile, the devotees fight over each other to loot the food belonging to the Lord.
The special thing is that the devotees of 80 villages are invited for looting Annakoot by the temple administration itself. By accepting this, the devotees are taking the food offering, realizing their right.
Let it be known that there is a tradition of looting Annakoot in only two temples in the entire country. Among which, apart from Dakor, the tradition of this Annakoot robbery has been going on for years in the temple located in Nathdwara, Rajasthan. Even today, a grand offering of sweets including bundi, rice, sweetmeat, fruit was kept in the 125 maund Annakoot in the Ranchodharai temple located in Dakor.
