Tag: Madhya Pradesh

Name of Festival :Chherta Festival Time of celebration (Month)Chherta Festival is come on the last day of the month of Pausa (December-January). Major Territory of CelebrationChherta Festival is celebrated in the Madhya Pradesh state of India. About FestivalThis festival is for opening new accounts in Chhattisgarh.This Festival is considered to be the New Year day for opening new accounts in Chhattisgarh. People sacrificed the Fowls and goats and performed a dance Karma in whole night. The boys and girls of Mandla district like Gond, the Bhumia, the Panka and even…

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Name of Festival : Arwa Teej Festival Time of celebration (Month)This festival is come in the month of Vaisakha (March – Apirl) Major Territory of CelebrationArwa Teej Festival is celebrated in the Madhya Pradesh state of India. About FestivalArwa Teej is celebrated by the unmarried girls. This occasion is marked by making a small canopy of mango twigs, decorated according to individual taste.On the day of festival special songs are sung . The most popular songs smack of sentimental flavour which are associated with the bride’s home-coming. Arwa Teej is also coincides…

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Name of Festival : Gana Gour Festival Time of celebration (Month)Gana-Gour twice a year.Once in the month of Bhadra (Auguest – September ) and the other in the month of Chaitra (March – Apirl). Major Territory of CelebrationGana Gour Festival is celebrated in the Madhya Pradesh state of India. Worship in FestivalThis festival is celebrated in honour of Shiva and Parvati. ‘Gana’ means Shiva and ‘Gour’ means Parvati or Rano Bai. About FestivalRano Bai’s parental house was in Malwa and she was married in Rajasthan.She could come home only once…

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Name of Festival : Meghnad Festival Time of celebration (Month)Meghnad Festival is falls in the month called Phalguna (February-March). Major Territory of CelebrationMeghnad Festival is celebrated by the Gonds of Madhya Pradesh. Worship in FestivalIn Meghnad Festival people worshipped the Lord Meghnad About FestivalThe dates for celebrating the festival are different at different places but all falling in the first fortnight of Phalguna. The festival is celebrated in honour of Lord Meghnad, a major deity of this tribe . After Holi festival, a platform is built on 4 poles to…

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Name of Festival :Bhojali Festival Time of celebration (Month)Bhojali Festival is falls in the Hindu month of Bhadrapad (August-September). Major Territory of CelebrationBhojali Festival is celebrated in the Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh state of India. About FestivalBhojali, also known as Bhujalia, is an important festival celebrated in Chhattisgarh.About a week before the actual Bhojali day, i.e. on the day of Nagpanchami, gram, wheat, rice or kondo seeds are sown in earthen pots and manured to grow into green shoots . People give the watered everyday of these seed with a view…

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Name of Festival : Ras-Nawa Festival Time of celebration (Month)The festival is celebrated in once in every nine years. . Major Territory of CelebrationRas-Nawa Festival is celebrated in the Madhya Pradesh state of India. Worship in FestivalBaigas celebrated this festival in honour of their legendary ancestor Nanga Baiga About FestivalRas-Nawa is a another special festival of the Baigas of Mandla district.Ras-Nawa means ceremonial eating of honey.The festival is celebrated in once in every nine years. Baigas celebrated this festival in honour of their legendary ancestor Nanga Baiga. Shrubs called Mohati…

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Name of Festival : Ghadlya Festival Major Territory of CelebrationGhadlya Festival is celebrated in the Madhya Pradesh state of India About FestivalIn Madhya Pradesh Ghadlya Festival is celebrated by the girls. On this day girls are gather in the evening and visit every house of the village and they carrying earthen pots with holes for the light to come out, made by a wick oil lamp kept inside.This pot is called ‘Ghadlya’ which means a horse, as it is known in Malwa.They visit to each home in their locality and…

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Name of Festival : Navanna Festival Time of celebration (Month)Navanna Festival is celebrated on the eleventh day after Diwali. Major Territory of CelebrationNavanna Festival is celebrated in Madhya Pradesh. About FestivalIn Bundelkhand this festival is celebrated on eleventh day after Diwali.As soon as Diwali is over, the feast of Navanna is celebrated.On this day people prepared out of new corn and cows are fed with cakes . During this time no one takes his food until this rite is done. On this day first Gonds all act upon offerings of…

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Name of Festival : Laru Kaj Festival Major Territory of CelebrationLaru Kaj Festival is celebrated in Madhya Pradesh. About FestivalLaru Kaj Festival is associated with the pig sacrifice and it is a festival of Gonds.People celebrated this festival is considered the pig’s wedding in honour of Narayan Dev. People believed that pig should sacrificed at least once in 9 or 12 years by a family for its prosperity, health and happiness. On the day of festival all the relatives come and stay at the host’s house for several days. The…

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Name of Festival : Ganga Dashami Festival Time of celebration (Month)Ganga Dashami Festival is falls on the tenth day of the second fortnight of Jyaistha (May-June). Major Territory of CelebrationGanga Dashami Festival is celebrated in Madhya Pradesh. About FestivalGanga Dashami, also referred as Ganga-Dashahara, celebrates the birthday of River Ganga – her descent on earth. On the day of festival people take a dip in any nearby river and make offerings. In Madhya Pradesh Games and local competitions are arranged between both the men and women. In Surguja district, the…

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