Festivals of chattisgarh

By-Aaron Charles Johnson

Class-VIII-A
1) Bastar Dussehra:

The Bastar Dussehra festival is one of the most popular festivals of

Chhattisgarh. It is said that the celebration for this festival in
Chhattisgarhwas initiated for the very first time by Maharaja
Purushaottam Deo in the early 15th century.
The Bastar Dussehra witnesses an entirely different kind of celebrations.
A festival connoting to the supreme power of the Goddess Danteswari,
during the course of this festival the inhabitants of Bastar organise many
special worship ceremonies at the famous Danteswari temple in
Jagdalpur.
Picture of Bastar Dusshera
2. Bhoramdeo Mahotsav Festival
• During the time of the Bhoramdeo Mahotsav, the magnificent temple
complex bustles with a plethora of festivities and is a treat for the
eyes. People dress in vibrant and colorful costumes to take part in the
activities organised at the temple. Rightfully titled as the Khajuraho of
Chhattisgarh, this temple is surely a sight to admire during the
Bhoramdeo Mahotsav Festival.
3) Kajari festival
The festival carries on for seven days till the occasion of Kajari Purnima
or full Moon day. The celebrations of the Kajari festival in
Chhattisgarhbegin from the day of Shravan Shukla Navami. On this day,
the womenfolk go to the agricultural fields and collect soil in leaf cups.
Afterwards, barley seeds are sown in these soil cups and then the cups
are kept in a clean and darkroom in which all the walls and floors are
washed with the paste of cow dung and mud. 
Pic of kajari festival