Deodhani
Date : Mid - August, 2011
Venue : Guwahati, Assam
The Deodhani festival of Guwahati is an annual two or three day affair, in the middle of August, celebrated in honour of the Serpent Goddess at the Kamakhya temple.
During the festival, devotees dress up in bright costumes, adorn themselves with flower garlands and vermillion, and dance in a state of trance before the image of the Goddess. The dance known as the Manasa Puja, begins in the evening and continues until dawn, and is a ritualistic offering of the devotees’ lives to the goddess. As they dance, the devotees hold pigeons and goats that will later be used as sacrificial offerings to the goddess.
Venue : Guwahati, Assam
The Deodhani festival of Guwahati is an annual two or three day affair, in the middle of August, celebrated in honour of the Serpent Goddess at the Kamakhya temple.
During the festival, devotees dress up in bright costumes, adorn themselves with flower garlands and vermillion, and dance in a state of trance before the image of the Goddess. The dance known as the Manasa Puja, begins in the evening and continues until dawn, and is a ritualistic offering of the devotees’ lives to the goddess. As they dance, the devotees hold pigeons and goats that will later be used as sacrificial offerings to the goddess.
