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August 28, 2010 | Royal procession on Teej in Bikaner |
Bikaner:As part of the concluding ceremonies of the Teej
festival, a traditional royal procession in honour of Goddess Parvati was taken out by people here in Rajasthan this Friday. The procession was part of an ancient
royal tradition dating back to almost 400 years. The rally comprised royal guards
dressed in their official attire and carrying an idol of the goddess while the
royal band was being played, in a parade with camels and horses which were taken
out from Junagarh fort around the city. Women, dressed in bright colourful traditional
attire, came out on the streets to witness the procession and take blessings of
the goddess, who is believed to bless all a blissful marital life. Devotees participating
in the religious procession spoke about the significance of Teej and the annual
religious parade. "Today, even we, like Goddess Parvati, fast for a prosperous
marital life. Unmarried girls fast to get a good groom and blissful marital life,"
said Madhu Sathla, a devotee. Residents of the city spoke about the history of
the traditional procession. "The procession is being carried out in order to honour
the goddess of Teej (Goddess Parvati) since many years by the kings. Maharaja
Rai Singh established Junagarh around 450 years ago, and since then, this traditional
procession is taken out, in which the respected people of the area and representatives
of old state forces and army used to participate wearing their ceremonial dresses.
This was done to honour the goddess of Teej, as it is believed that the city will
be peaceful and flourish," said Devnath Singh. "It is a very nice, colourful festival,
much more colours than Germany, and very different from anything that I have seen
before. And I think you have a really nice culture, it's amazing," said Philip,
a German tourist. The Teej festival is a three-day-long celebration. |
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