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Saturday, May 24, 2008

Lathi Yatra of Kamaarguda



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Lathi Yatra-Kamarguda
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Lathi Yatra , the festival of tribals was celebrated in Kamarguda village of Koraput block today after a time span of three years . While thousands of people from the tribal communities took part in the celebration , lathis, the long wooden sticks representing the village deities of Jahdiguda and Kamarguda were brought in procession to the village ground .

While Nilakantha Sira , the main priest of the village sat on nails fitted on a piece of wooden plank , he was offered fruits , vegetables , roots and rice by the devotees . He was giving answers to the questions of the devotees starting from the nature of crops to the marriage of their children .
The festival has been a continuous event for the last many generations , Nilakantha said . He had received the responsibility to perform the practice from his father and would pass on to his son in future , he added.




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Koraputonline is a space made available for the people to interact and enrich others and vice-versa. Koraput, here denotes the undivided koraput district comprising of Koraput, Rayagada , Malkangiri and Nowrangpur districts . These districts have a common base with common culture and tradition . We invite people to place their observations on the day to day events , culture, tradition , strengths , challenges of these districts. People could write their imagination through articles , poems , drawing and photographs . They would be placed without disturbing their essence provided the item is free from vulgar words , antinational thought or communal words. Lets make it a healthy platform for all ages to interact . This is an opportunity to share our thoughts for bringing a change . Lets participate effectively. We can send the items in other languages in Pdf format or by scanning . The items could be sent to koraputonline@gmail.com With regards Ch.Santakar Koraput