Hemant performs father's ‘asthi' immersion at Rajrappa

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Ramgarh: After performing the shradh of his father and 'Dishom Guru' Shibu Soren, chief minister
Hemant Soren
, with his family on Sunday, performed the rituals of 'Asthi visarjan' (immersion of ashes) here at the confluence of Damodar and Bhairavi rivers near the famed Chhinnamastika temple of Rajrappa.
The rituals were done as per the family traditions, Hemant's aides said.
After 12 days, Hemant finally came out of his ancestral village of Nemra on Sunday and offered prayers at the temple to seek blessings for the family and people of the state.
He also offered food and other items to the poor people sitting outside the Rajrappa temple.
Ajay Panda, the chief priest of the Rajrappa temple, said the remains of Shibu Soren were immersed as per the tradition of the family.
Ramgarh DC Faiz Aq Ahmad, on the other hand, informed that the CM returned to Nemra after the immersion.
The shradh ceremony of the senior Soren was conducted in Nemra and was attended by several people, including defence minister Rajnath Singh, minister of state for defence Sanjay Seth, Telangana chief minister Reventh Reddy and yoga guru baba Ramdev, among several other who's who of the country. Over two lakh people from across the country also joined the community feast held on the occasion of the shradh ceremony, a senior JMM leader said.
Popularly known as Dishom Guru, Shibu Soren passed away at a Delhi hospital on August 4 at the age of 81. He was cremated in Nemra on August 5 with full state honours.
Notably, Shibu Soren has been ill for nearly a month and was undergoing treatment under the team of doctors at a Delhi hospital. Hemant Soren was looking after his father and shuttled between Delhi and Ranchi to fulfil his government and family duties.
After his father died, he shifted his base to Nemra and conducted his official work from there.
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