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Rare Bel Nyota Ritual Marks The Start Of Bastar Dussehra: Royal History Linked To The Ceremony

The Bel Nyota ceremony is an invitation to the Goddess during Bastar Dussehra. It is a ritual to invoke Goddess Durga during Durga Puja festivities

Bastar: As the world-famous Bastar Dussehra festivities continued, a significant and rare ritual, the Bel Nyota Vidhan (Bel Invitation) ceremony, was performed with great enthusiasm on Thursday afternoon in Sargipali village, near Jagdalpur city. The ceremony centres on a rare Bel (wood apple) tree, which is adorned with a cluster of two fruits.

It is a ritual to invoke Goddess Durga during Durga Puja festivities. This ceremony marks the official commencement of the puja and takes place during Maha Sashthi, the sixth

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