Champawat: The mythological Bagwal fair was organized in the premises of the famous Maa Varahi temple of Devidhura in Champawat district of Uttarakhand. In which Bagwal was played with fruits. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami also became a witness to it. Before this, he prayed to Maa Varahi and wished for the prosperity of Uttarakhand.
Varahi Bagwal fair has been declared a state fair in the year 2022
It is worth noting that in the year 2022, Maa Varahi Bagwal fair of the famous Devidhura of Champawat was declared a state fair. This time also, on the occasion of Ashadhi Kautik, more than 50 thousand people reached the Bagwal fair. Where the decades-old Bagwal war was organized. In which the war was played with flowers and fruits.
The warriors of all the four Khams (communities) fought with flowers and fruits. This time CM Pushkar Dhami also participated in the fair. During this, CM Dhami said in his address that the Bagwal fair is a confluence of our folk culture and traditions. These fairs promote our culture and traditions as well as culture.
Cultural heritage and mythological sites are being preserved
Apart from this, he said that gods and goddesses reside in every particle of Devbhoomi Uttarakhand. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government is working to preserve the cultural heritage of Devbhoomi as well as promote mythological sites.
Religious places being connected with ropeway facility
CM Dhami said that work is also being done to develop ropeway facility at religious places. Maa Purnagiri Dham is being connected with ropeway. Under the Manaskhand Mandir Mala Mission, all the temples in the area are being beautified. Which also includes the temple of Devidhura.
What is the belief
In the past, there was a practice of human sacrifice in the historical Bagwal fair i.e. Ashadhi Kautik, which over time turned into stone war. In the year 2013, after the court order, Bagwal war started being played with flowers and fruits instead of stones. In this war, blood equal to the body of a person is shed.
It is believed that in the mythological times, people of four Khams used to sacrifice humans to please their revered mother Varahi Devi. Once when it was the turn of an old lady of Chamyal Kham to sacrifice her only grandson, she did penance of Maa Varahi, fearing the destruction of the clan. Maa Varahi Devi was pleased with this.
When the mother was pleased, on the advice of the old lady, the chiefs of the four Khams agreed to worship by fighting among themselves and shedding the blood equivalent to that of a human. Since then, the tradition of Bagwal fair has been going on. Before the year 2022, the Bagwal war was fought with stones. In which a lot of blood was shed, but it is said that no one was seriously injured.
