Today 28/03/2013 there is a Dhinga
Gavar Festival, this is very unique and versatile & it’s celebrated only in
the old city of Jodhpur,
it starts after 8 pm at 11 places. In this festival you can see the different
colors of religion, tradition and culture. All the 11 places are decorated with
the lights, like Diwali festival.
This festival is
like the carnival of Rio. Where you can see
the women’s are in the get up of saint, dacoits, mythological and other
historic characters and each one of them carry’s a stick in their hands to
protecting the statue of Goddess Gavar, it is
popular belief that any bachelor who comes near these women and is stricken by
the stick gets married soon with a suitable girl. Stick is called "Baint" in Hindi so this festival is aslo
known as Baintamr Teej.
For more details about this festival just click on "Festival" tab at top of page.
For more details about this festival just click on "Festival" tab at top of page.
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