Importance of the Festivals Dashhara
began with the official permission of deity Kachchan. This year a girl called
Anuradha in the guise of deity gave permission to the descendent of the royal
family e.i. Kamal chand Bhanj Dev.
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| Deity Kachchan |
This ritual
is performed with a view to run the festival Dashahara unabated. For that, members
of the royal family seek a formal permission from the deity Kachhan.
600 hundred
years old this festival and the rituals that follow it has many unique features.
Let’s talk a little about it. Here I would talk only about Kachchan Gadi.
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| Throne of thorn |
How is it Different: This is the third ritual
of the festival Dashara being celebrated here in Bastar in Chhattisgarh. Every
year a girl belonging to the Mirgan tribes is given customarily charge to become
the deity Kachchan and was made to sit on the throne made of thorn. This is one
of the striking features of the festival which starts with a permission of
Kachchan Devi who does so sitting on spiked-throne. This is, I believe, a
massage from the deity that life is full of sorrow and achievements don’t come
easily to one’s lap. One must work hard to make decision or get something. The girl sits officially in a place called
Kachhan Gudi (abode of deity Kachchan) located outskirt of the city of
Jagdalpur then, a member of royal family
visits her to seek formal permission to start the festival.
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