bandi festival

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It is also the season for "Bandi Habba," a folk festival. Basically, it is a festival for farmers to evoke the blessings of village deities before sowing.It is also celebrated in honour of those killed in wars and "mahasatis" who sacrificed their lives to uphold the village tradition.The festival is celebrated for eight to 12 days.The presiding deity of the festival is the gram devata, Amma, also known as Shanta Durga, Bhoomitai and Kanchika Parameshwari.Every day during the festival, gunaga, the head priest, carries the `kalasha' on his head and goes in a procession.