The Kharchi Pooja festival is widely celebrated in the state of ________.

The correct answer is Tripura.

Key Points​

• One of Tripuri's most popular festivals, Karchi Puja involves the worship of Chaturdasa Devata, the dynasty deity of the Tripuri people.
• It is celebrated with Agartala in Chaturdasha Temple. During KharchiPuja, Chaturdasa Devata is taken out, taken to bathe in holy water, and brought back to the temple.
• The celebration lasts seven days and is attended by people from both tribal and non-tribal communities.
•  Kharchi Puja is celebrated in Tripura, India on the eighth day of the new moon in July or August each year.

Additional Information

• Kharchi puja lasts for seven consecutive days. The festival is held at the temple of fourteen gods at Old Agartala.
• Every day large numbers of people attend the festival and both Tripuri and Non-Tripuri participants. People offer different types of Parsada i.e., Offerings like Goat, Buffalo, Sweets, etc. Various cultural programmes are performed each evening and a large fair is organised to mark the occasion.
• People look to their own welfare as well as the welfare of society and the state in general. The Last Kharcha Puja was held on 10 July 2019.
• According to Tripuri legends, "Ama Pechi" is the Menstruation of the mother goddess or Earth mother, and the soil is neither ploughed nor dug anywhere during this time. Among Tripuri people menstruation is considered unholy and all significant functions by women are prohibited.