Agartala: With the beginning of the centuries-old Kharchi Puja, thousands of people from across Tripura are thronging Chaturdash Devata Mandir (14 Gods temple) at Old Agartala, 8-km from capital city Agartala, to worship their gods and goddesses during the week-long festival.
The word ‘Kharchi’ is derived from two separate words — ‘Khar’ meaning sin and ‘Chi’ meaning cleaning. Together, it means cleaning of sins done by people.
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