Bhilwara Although many traditions are followed on the occasion of Diwali, the biggest festival of Sanatan Dharma, but a tradition is followed in Bhilwara which makes it very special in itself, where on one hand, a day after Diwali, cows and bulls are worshipped. Mandal of Bhilwara is a village where donkeys are especially worshipped. First of all, the donkeys are decorated, they are decorated like a bride and they are made to run after offering prayers. The biggest specialty is that the youth of this town are keeping this tradition alive even today.
Gopal Kumhar, who worships donkeys, says that our family has been following this tradition for about 60 to 70 years, just like the farmer worshiped the vine in the olden times. Thus our society worshiped donkeys when there was no means of transportation and transportation of goods. At that time goods were transported only through donkeys. That’s when this tradition is said to have started. The Potter (Prajapati) community has been following the tradition of worshiping donkeys (Baishakhi Nandan) for years.
On this day, our entire society gathers at one place and not only this, our entire family also comes here from far and wide to see this joyous atmosphere. In olden times, people of the potter community used donkeys to transport the clay from the pond to their house. are. The number of donkeys is decreasing. Despite this, our potter community is following this tradition. They say that sometimes when there is a shortage of donkeys, they are brought from other places for this event.
This tradition had disappeared –
Gopal says that in the olden times, roots were used as a resource to bring soil from the pond, but with the changing times, modern methods have come there, due to which even the donkeys are gradually disappearing. This ancient tradition of ours had also ended but we the youth have once again tried to keep this tradition alive and we worship donkeys every year on the second day of Diwali. In today’s times it has become difficult to find donkeys. But we still bring donkeys from somewhere and worship them.
FIRST PUBLISHED: November 3, 2024, 19:09 IST
