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Women beat men in Dheenga Gawar festival
Jodhpur:
Women in Jodhpur district on Saturday celebrated
the traditional festival of "Dheenga Gawar" in which
women beat men. Mainly women take part in the 16-day
festival in praise of Hindu diety Gawar, an incarnation
of goddess Parvati. Women dressed up as policemen
and even as Lord Hanuman give a traditional beating
to the village youth, much to the amusement of the
onlookers. Legend has it that any bachelor who bears
the beating, gets married by next year. "This festival
is celebrated because the Gawar goddess blesses married
women and unmarried women are blessed for a good husband,"
said Govind Kala, organiser of the festival. Cultural
programmes were also held in which women danced and
sang throughout the night.
- April 10, 2004
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