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The Culture, Traditions, Rituals and Festivals- and People of India!
This is a thread dedicated exclusively to India's many myriad cultures, religions, festivals and rituals.
I'll start off with what I have a bias for- my own state Maharashtra :happy_2:
This is a tradition called the Shivgarzana: a tradition that involves the beating of dhols into a frenzy at either one of two festivals: Gokulashtami or Ashtama Rohini, celebrating the birth of Krishna, an avatar of the Hindu deity Vishnu; or Ganesh Visarjan, the festival of the Immersion of Lord Ganesha, widely worshipped as the god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune.
Here's one from Pune from the Shivgarzana mirvnuk (procession):
Make sure to turn your volume up and enjoy the beats.
This is from the Aurang'abaad mirvnuk:
This is from good ol' Mumbai:
This is from a tradition called Dhwaj <flag> also performed at the Shivgarjana mirvnuk:
This is a thread dedicated exclusively to India's many myriad cultures, religions, festivals and rituals.
I'll start off with what I have a bias for- my own state Maharashtra :happy_2:
This is a tradition called the Shivgarzana: a tradition that involves the beating of dhols into a frenzy at either one of two festivals: Gokulashtami or Ashtama Rohini, celebrating the birth of Krishna, an avatar of the Hindu deity Vishnu; or Ganesh Visarjan, the festival of the Immersion of Lord Ganesha, widely worshipped as the god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune.
Here's one from Pune from the Shivgarzana mirvnuk (procession):
Make sure to turn your volume up and enjoy the beats.
This is from the Aurang'abaad mirvnuk:
This is from good ol' Mumbai:
This is from a tradition called Dhwaj <flag> also performed at the Shivgarjana mirvnuk:
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