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| Flames,during the Shiva Ratri celebration |
What is meant to celebrate Shiva Ratri in the village? The kids are made to collect the woods in the Jungle. Early in the morning,the sweet smell of roasting maizes, soybeans and different cereals, coming from the kitchen, made anyone curious to know if there is any special day, today. "K bhancha, aja Shiva Ratri haina ra?"
"Ye-Ye birseko maile ta"
"Oe, aaja prasad kasle banauchha? Prasad of Shiva is very special today. It is even assumed to have Marijuana is legal for this special occasions. Most of the Youngsters are very concern about this day besides the others celebration. Alcohol, local Rice Beer, Milk with hashish and so on comes along with Shiva Prasad.
During the evening, members from 5 years old kid to old grandma/pa gathered with some woods to make a big fire. "Kasko kasko ghar bata daura aaipugyo?. Kanchha, tyo maila ko ghar bata daura liyera aaijo ja, nadiye aagaan bata bhayeni uthayera lera" "Daura kasko ghar ma chorna jane?" Oe, "Jaam Jaam"
You can see the level of excitement in everyone's faces.
They are distributed the "Makkai Bhatmas". It is as a special prasad offered to lord Shiva. Men started dancing in the rhythm of Madal (local music instrument) while women were busy to sing the Nepali Folk songs. Young girls started to show their dancing skills to make the environment more entertaining till midnight.
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| Makkai Bhatmas, offered to lord Shiva "Jai Sambhoo" |
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