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Nawa Feast




Nawa Feast is an important harvest festival of Gonds community in Mandla District of Madhya Pradesh.

On this occasion, the new harvested rice is offered to 'Bara Dev' under a Saja Tree. The rice is cooked by the head of the family, who has to keep fast on that day. The women of the community folk do not cook rice at this particular day.



Updated on 7th June, 2005
District: Mandla

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