Mangala Gauri celebrations highlighted social issues

  • | Tuesday | 4th September, 2018

Taking social issues into consideration, ladies of Vaishnavi group in Aurangabad celebrated mangal gauri. The women played jhimma (clap dance), fugadi (going round by joining hands) and bhendya (antakshari songs) till wee hours of the day. Mangala gauri is one of the important celebrations for new brides in Maharashtrian culture . Young ladies gave modern touch to their poems. However, the ladies of the group took up social issues through their games and music.The ladies included dancing, played games and took up topics like save water, female infanticide, cleanliness and many others through poetry.

Taking social issues into consideration, ladies of Vaishnavi group in Aurangabad celebrated mangal gauri. Mangala gauri is one of the important celebrations for new brides in Maharashtrian culture . It is a musical get-together of all family women and friends. However, the ladies of the group took up social issues through their games and music.The ladies included dancing, played games and took up topics like save water, female infanticide, cleanliness and many others through poetry. Young ladies gave modern touch to their poems. There also is a tradition of ' ukhane' wherein married women take their husband’s name poetically and this was also one of the entertaining segments of the gathering. The ladies also savoured delicious food items that were brought by them. The women played jhimma (clap dance), fugadi (going round by joining hands) and bhendya (antakshari songs) till wee hours of the day.

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