BUNDI – SITABARI FAIR

The sitabari Fair is held near village kelwara in Baran Dirstrict. Sitabari is considered to be the place where Sita, the wife of lord Ram, was left by Lakshman to serve the period of her banishment legend has it that a stream sprouted from ground where Lakshman shot an arrow to fetch water for Sita. This stream is called ’Lakshman Babhuka’. People from all communities visit sitabari to bathe in the tanks (kunds) which are always filled with clean, fresh water. The water of the kunds is considered to be sacred and is believed to possess curative properties.

Kunds
People visit the kunds to take a holy dip for the purification of the body and soul and to perform oblations dedicated to the various deities whose images are installed  here.

The biggest water tank is the Lakshman Kund with one of its gates called ‘Lakshman Darwaza’ where an idol of Hanuman is installed. People bathe here and pay homage to the idol of Lakshman, erected beside the Kund.  The pilgrims also pay respects to the wooden platform called ‘Lakshman-ka-Takhat and the Tulsi plant in the shrine.

People offer cash, grain, batashas, jiggery, coconut etc. to the deities as a token of the devotion. Pilgrims also visit the valmiki Ashram where according to the Ramayana, the twin sons of Ram, and Sita, Luv and kush were born, it is a simple structure of one horizontal stone resting on two vertical stones.

BUNDI – KAJLI TEEJ

Teej festival is celebrated all over the state with each region having its own unique touch. Kajli Teej of Bundi is different in several ways. While Teej is celebrated on the third day of the month of Shravan, in Bundi it is celebrated on the third day of the month of Bhadra.

The festival starts with the procession of goddess Teej in a decorated palanquin from the beautiful Naval Sagar. it passes through the main bazaar and terminates at Azad Park. The procession has decorated elephants, camels, bands, performing artists and colorfully dressed people.

The people who gather here from surrounding areas also get to watch and participate in the cultural programmes that are organized in the evenings. It provides a very good chance to see performances by local artists from Hadoti region.

Through the main function of Teej is held only on two days. The celebrations continue upto janamshtami, which marks the birth of Lord Krishna.

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