Chief Minister Hemant Soren immerses mortal remains of his mother Rupai Soren at Damodar-Bhairavi Sangam in Rajrappa

Chief Minister Shri Hemant Soren today immersed the mortal remains of his revered mother, the late Rupai Soren, at the Jadang Baha Tupiunai Ghat at the confluence of the Damodar-Bhairavi rivers in Rajrappa. The Chief Minister, with full devotion, performed the immersion rituals as per social customs, beliefs, and traditions. Prior to this, Chief Minister Shri Hemant Soren, accompanied by the urn containing his mother's ashes, departed from his ancestral village Nemra in a somber atmosphere and arrived at the sacred confluence of the Damodar-Bhairavi rivers near the famous Shaktipeeth Maa Chhinnamastika Temple in Rajrappa. He then proceeded to Jadang Baha Tupiunai Ghat where he performed the immersion rituals following all customs and traditional Santali rites and customs.

Chief Minister was guided through the traditional rites by Pargana Baba Jogeshwar Soren, along with Manjhi Baba Binde Soren, Lugoo Goadait, Surendra Tudu, Paranik Baba Mahavir Murmu, Somay Tudu, Jeetlal Murmu, and others.

*Distribution of Clothes* After completing all the rituals and the tradition of ash immersion, Chief Minister Shri Hemant Soren distributed clothes among the villagers. During the performance of the traditional rites, Chief Minister Shri Hemant Soren was accompanied by his family members.

It is noteworthy that the Chief Minister's revered mother, the late Rupai Soren, had her funeral feast on October 18, 2026, in her ancestral village Nemra.