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Brides Receive Poisonous Snakes As Dowry In Kawardha, Chhattisgarh
The festival of Nag Panchami is considered to be highly significant and auspicious among Hindus. On this occasion, the holy serpents or snakes are worshipped. Today, when the whole country is celebrating Nag Panchami, we bring you the story of a snake charmers' community. The Gauria community of Kawardha, Chhattisgarh, showcases their respect for snakes through an age-old tradition.
The girls of this community are accompanied with a dowry of 12 snakes at the time of wedding. Though dowry system is quite common in rural India, people usually pay cash, jewellery, car etc. as dowry. The snake charmers of Kawardha, however, follow a ritual that is not only unheard of, but quite unconventional.
Most of the families in this community, earn their livelihood by snake charming. When it comes to the marriage of their daughters, the more poisonous snakes they possess, the more chances they stand to nab an ideal son-in-law.
Every
household
in
the
snake
charmers'
village
is
home
to
various
dangerous
snakes,
while
the
children
of
the
community
grow
up
playing
with
them.
The
brides
are
gifted
best
of
the
snakes
as
a
token
of
blessing
from
her
parental
family.
The
community
have
been
following
the
ceremony
for
generations
and
seem
quite
proud
to
have
preserved
their
cultural
heritage
even
in
the
21st
century.
On
the
day
of
Nag
Panchami,
the
snake
charmers
travel
to
different
parts
of
the
state
and
demonstrate
street
performances
with
the
help
of
their
pet
snakes.
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