Tarapith Dondi Ritual: A Devotee's Prostration Journey from Mundomalini to Bama Khepa

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Interviewer: Gurudev, my salutations to you.
Gurudev: Salutations, son.
Interviewer: Tarapith is the home of your Mother (Goddess Tara). Yesterday, several of your disciples and devotees returned from there. We see people traveling there from here almost daily.
Gurudev: Yes, they go to the Mother's house every day.
Interviewer: One thing we observed yesterday was that a female disciple of yours covered a long distance by performing Dondi (a ritual of prostrating and crawling) to reach the Mother.
Gurudev: Yes, she started from Mundomalinitola after bathing. She performed the Dondi all the way from Mundomalinitola to the Mother's residence. Her sole objective, as she stated, was world peace and human welfare. She specifically did this as a prayer for the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was a long path, but she covered the entire distance and successfully reached the Mother's house starting from Mundomalinitola. It made me very happy to see such devotion for world peace and the eradication of COVID. She was successful in her vow.
Interviewer: Gurudev, we are seeing those scenes now.
Gurudev: Yes, we will show some of it. We can't show the entire journey because it's so long, but we will show the beginning. People will be able to see it this afternoon.
Interviewer: Gurudev, my salutations.
Gurudev: Salutations, son.
Bystander 1: Brother, come here! Bring the water!
Bystander 2: Apply it to the eyes, apply it to the eyes.
Bystander 3: Move back, everyone, move back!
Cameraman: Has the video started?
Assistant: Yes, it has. We can edit out the unnecessary parts later.
Commentator: Salutations. From the Mundomalini Cremation Ghat of Tarapith, a disciple of the Guru is performing Dondi to reach the Samadhi (shrine) of Bama Khepa. She has taken a sacred vow. As you can see, she is moving steadily from the Mundomalini Ghat toward the resting place of Bama Khepa.
Chant/Song: I am mad, Mother is mad! My father's staff is the weed of this worldly existence! I am mad, Mother is mad! I am the crazy child of a crazy Mother...
Priest: Om Aim Hrim Klim Chamundayai Vicche... Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti...
Commentator: You are now witnessing the darshan (holy sight) of Mother Mundomalini.