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Various festivals and fairs that are celebrated in Chhatisgarh reflect the traditional culture of Chattisgarh. Through out the year the people of Chhatisgarh are busy celebrating various festivals in full vigor. dashhara is one of the important festivities, especially in Bastar region.Like any other state of indian_subcontinent. the people fete it with exuberance , it varies in its commemorative theme. It is no longer a celebration to mark the occasion of victorious coming back of rama.Lord Rama" in his hometown Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. The Baster residents, mainly belonging to the tribal communities, these days celebrate it in worshipping goddess Danteswar the festival is celebrated through out Chattisgarh. Another festival namely Madai is feted in pomp and grandeur in various villages stretching from Baster to Mandla provinces of Bihar. In Bastar ,gond tribs celebrate this festival in high spirit . By gathering under the shed of a holy tree , myriads of devotees guillotine the goats as a mark of sacrifice to the goddess. Huge fiesta is being followed after that. Among the Bhil tribes Bhagoriya Festival is immensely popular .
They worship the dance god called Bhagoriya. This is the joyful festival where young girls and boys dance and convey their feelings of love for each other. On the day of Raksha Bandhan , Chhatishgarhis celebrate Kajari Festival. Hariyali heralds the celebration of rich harvest time. It is held in monsoon season where the peasants revere the cows and the farming tools . Hanging threads of leaves of neem trees is done to remove all evil forces and pray for hefty crops.
They worship the dance god called Bhagoriya. This is the joyful festival where young girls and boys dance and convey their feelings of love for each other. On the day of Raksha Bandhan , Chhatishgarhis celebrate Kajari Festival. Hariyali heralds the celebration of rich harvest time. It is held in monsoon season where the peasants revere the cows and the farming tools . Hanging threads of leaves of neem trees is done to remove all evil forces and pray for hefty crops.
Charta festival , the festivals for tribes of Chattisgarhi , commence with the collection of rice from the huts of every villager by the children. Married women cook rice on the banks of the rivers and ponds . Meanwhile all the other men and women of the village spent time in singing and dancing and waiting ,holding their breathes, for the delicious food to be dished out .
