Depawali Festival is Known as
Garuwasi Pabni in Rajbanshi language. It is celebrated among the people of
Rajbanshi Community on the day of Kartik Chaturdashi by worshiping Goddess
Laxmi and God Kuber. They celebrate this festival by collecting the Jute stick
and making tripod (Tekthi) out of that and a torch (Hukka Hukki) . Those tipods
made up of jute canes are used to hold lighted clay lamps (Dhifa ) during
evening time before beginning the Laxmi puja. The Rajbanshi peoples visit their
farmland during evening time where they builds a temporary Jute canes temple
and keeps five horse made up of a type of aquatic plant named Kuiliya inside
that temple. Rajbanshi peoples believe that the resemblances of horse is of God
Gram Devata who visits the villages of Rajbanshi people and protects them from
every type of evil powers and unforeseen diseases. In that temple the following
Gods are prayed : Gram Devata, Lakhi Mata, Kali Mata, Tangwa tangwani, Syhal
Thakur, Madan Thakur, Hulman, Shiva Bhagwan. Some Rajbanshi peoples offers
Ganja (Narcotics ), Wine etc. for the lord Shiva in their farmland. They also
offers Duck eggs in the farmland, cow shed and also offers colcasia (kachu)
plant in the farmland. During that eve they also through mustard dust (Khaila)
and Dried leaves of Citrus plant (Makash) after crushing it into powder. They
lighten the way with Jute canes and they believe that the insects and pests
will be attracted towards the light and will minimize the harm to the crops.
They also chants a prayer slogan ----- Huka le re huki le.... Dado dadi ulile,
