Ashutosh Tiwari, Bastar. Bastar Dussehra festival, famous for its unique and attractive traditions in the world, has started tonight after the permission of Kachan Devi. The tradition of taking permission to start Bastar Dussehra festival is unique. In the Kachangadi ritual, a minor virgin girl is made to lie on a swing made of vine thorns. According to the tradition that has been going on in Bastar for about 700 years, the goddess appears in person in the form of a girl lying on a swing of thorns and gives permission to start the festival. More than 12 rituals performed in the Dussehra festival, which is celebrated for 75 days, are amazing and unique.
Let us tell you that Kachan Devi is worshiped for the wish and blessings that the great festival of Bastar, Dussehra should be completed without any hindrance. On Wednesday night, Pihu Das, an 8-year-old virgin girl from a special Scheduled Caste family, in the form of Kachan Devi, allowed the Bastar royal family to start the Dussehra festival by lying on a swing made of thorns. Before this, for the last few years, Pihu’s cousin sister Anuradha was performing the Kachhangadi ritual.
It is believed that permission of Kachan Devi is necessary for this great festival to be conducted smoothly. For this, the virgin girl of Panka caste is made to lie on a swing made of vine thorns and during this, the goddess herself comes inside her and gives permission to start the festival. Every year, the royal family obtains this permission by observing this important ritual on Pitrumoksha Amavasya. During this time, thousands of people along with the royal family of Bastar and local public representatives reach Kachan Gudi to see this unique tradition.
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