In modern times, in the Lingaraja Temple of Bhubaneswar,Odisha priests belonged to three communities, namely Pujapanda Nijog, Brahman Nijog and Badu Nijog out of which the Badu are non-Brahmin servant groups [section of the Kshatriya (क्षत्रिय)] while they are described as Vadu in chapter 62 of the Ekamrapurana. The caste group of Badu is called Niyoga, which elects the officers every year during the Sandalwood festival. Every Badu undergoes three distinct rites, namely, ear-piercing, marriage, and god-touching. Historically, the Badu's performed five different temple duties - Paliabadu and Pharaka, which were considered important and Pochha, Pahada and Khataseja, which were considered inferior. From 1962, only Paliabadu and Pharaka practises are followed and the others are discontinued. The Badus also carry out ablution and dressing of the images of Siddhaganesh and Gopalini.
List of people with the surname Badu
Notable people with the surname include:
Alfred Badu, French equestrian who competed at the 1920 Olympics
Awurama Badu (1945–2017), Ghanaian highlife musician
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