Fully festive mood, Vitthal Birdev Yatra
The festive mood is electrifying. Young kids, who throw turmeric ( haldi ) powder at each other, also drag visitors into the celebration. Sri Keloba Rajabau Waghmode, the ‘Baba’ is all drenched in turmeric, of the devotees, who walks for over 17 days from his village to reach Pattan Kodoli for the festival every year. He ocassionaly gets into trance dance and tells the fate of village, predicts rains. The whole comunity joins in the tantrik dance, the whole atmosphere is covered in yellow dust of turmeric.
Pankesh Pradhan, India, Ranchi