Chhattisgarh’s Bastar celebrates world’s longest Dussehra with 600-yr-old ritual | Latest News India
The unique Dussehra celebration in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar district commenced on Sunday, following a 600-year-old tradition wherein the goddess ‘Kachhin’ bestows permission to the ‘Raj Parivar’ of Bastar to initiate the festivities. A girl, deemed as Goddess ‘Kachhin’, granted the ‘Raj Parivar’ permission to celebrate ‘Dussehra’ by swinging on a swing of thorns. Artists dressed as … Read more