JodiSum of the Lanjia Soura Community

Here is JodiSum ( the sacred co-deities of male and female of the Lanjia Soura tribal people near Puttasing ( 25 kms away from Gunupur, Rayagada, Odisha) . In addition to Mandiasum, Judisum is another co-god of male and female, arranged in the border of two Soura villages to safeguard the life and flourishing of villages from the assault of noxious spirits and forest divinities who cause sicknesses and plagues in nature and harm property of the villages. Offerings to these divinities are made during all the harvesting seasons. To learn more about these intriguing tribe , you may read the following article. https://lunarsecstacy.com/2023/01/25/idital-unique-murals-of-souras/