Archive · 21 Aug 2026
JEEViKA Kitchen Creates Jobs for Women at Shravani Mela
A special kitchen was set up at the Shravani Mela in Sultanganj, Bihar.
It gives food to pilgrims who visit the religious fair.
More than 100 local women work there through the JEEViKA program.
Many of these women did not have jobs before.
Each woman may earn between Rs 8,000 and Rs 10,000 during the fair.
The kitchen serves more than 1,000 people every day.
It may earn about Rs 30 lakh during the month-long event.
The mela also brought many devotees to Baba Baidyanath Temple in Deoghar.
JEEViKA Didi’s Kitchen at Sultanganj’s Shravani Mela employs more than 100 local women.
The kitchen serves nutritious food to over 1,000 pilgrims each day.
Each participating woman is expected to earn between Rs 8,000 and Rs 10,000 during the month-long event.
The kitchen could generate around Rs 30 lakh in income during the mela.
At Deoghar’s Baba Baidyanath Temple, 2,26,747 devotees offered holy water during the reported day.
- Who
- More than 100 local women associated with JEEViKA, along with pilgrims attending the mela.
- What
- JEEViKA Didi’s Kitchen is providing food and employment during the Shravani Mela.
- When
- During the month-long Shravani Mela; the reported temple worship took place during one day of the event.
- Where
- At Namami Gange Ghat in Sultanganj, Bhagalpur, Bihar; related worship was reported at Baba Baidyanath Temple in Deoghar.
- Why
- To serve nutritious food to pilgrims and create income opportunities for local women.
- Employment
- More than 100 local women are employed through JEEViKA.
- Daily service
- The kitchen serves more than 1,000 devotees each day.
- Expected earnings
- Each woman is expected to earn Rs 8,000 to Rs 10,000 during the mela.
- Estimated kitchen income
- The kitchen has the potential to generate around Rs 30 lakh during the event.
- Program
- JEEViKA is implemented by the Bihar Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society through a World Bank-aided rural livelihoods project.
- Temple attendance
- A reported 2,26,747 devotees offered holy water at Baba Baidyanath Temple.