Holi Celebrations: 300 Years Old Tradition Of Gautam Buddha Nagar And Brotherhood In Mewat – Holi Celebrations: 300 Years Old Tradition Of Gautam Buddha Nagar

Celebration tradition…
– Photo: Amar Ujala

Expansion

As soon as Holi starts, in many villages of the district, the beats of bombs (drums) and mridang compel people to dance. In villages like Kherli Hafizpur, Rupwas, Dujana, Devta, Jamalpur around Greater Noida, the tradition of 250 to 300 years is still going on. On the one hand, where the color of Holi is going on, on the other hand, young and old people add color to the festival by singing Holi songs to the tones of drums. Sometimes they are accompanied by the sounds of gongs and other instruments. For years, the competition of drumming has also stimulated the youth. Participating in the competition and having the turban tied after winning has also become a pride for the youth. Now it has become a symbol of villagers coming together in one place instead of being just a competition. Elder villagers of Kherli Hafizpur of Bilaspur say that two and a half to three hundred years ago, the villagers used to gather in one place. During this time, the head of the village announced to play Holi by playing the drum. Gradually, other people also started drumming and dancing on the occasion of Holi. Villagers of Dadri village in Rupwas say that small drums used to be played. Now large drums are played in all places for convenience. from amar ujala Sandeep Verma, Rishipal Singh and Hariprakash Bawa A report from…

Honored by tying a turban on his head

• The tradition of years is still intact in Dujana village in Dadri area. This village is the largest gram panchayat of the district. Bomb game competition is organized here on Holi. This competition is organized at a place known as Holi Wala Kuan in the village. Every place in the village participates in the competition. The people of the village congratulate the drumbeats by giving them a sack of cane sugar (about two and a half kilograms of cane sugar) and tying them in a turban.
• In the village of Dujana itself there is a temple of grandmother Sati, years old. Bomb competition takes place at the fair held every year on the grounds of the Holi at the Dadi Sati Temple. The villagers say that this fair has been held for almost 300 years. The story behind the fair is that Bhagirath of Dujana was married to Ramkaur, a resident of Pali village in Haryana. Shortly after marriage, Bhagirath went into battle and became a martyr. Before the information came, Ramkaur’s wife had felt something unpleasant. When he got the information, Ramkaur had taken Agni Samadhi. The villagers built a temple at his grave and the tradition of holding a fair started there. Since then, the tradition of drumming continues here.

The drums have been beating for years at the fair held at Dadi Sati’s temple.

• In the village of Dujana itself there is a temple of grandmother Sati, years old. Bomb competition takes place at the fair held every year on the grounds of the Holi at the Dadi Sati Temple. The villagers say that this fair has been held for almost 300 years. The story behind the fair is that Bhagirath of Dujana was married to Ramkaur, a resident of Pali village in Haryana. Shortly after marriage, Bhagirath went into battle and became a martyr. Before the information came, Ramkaur’s wife had felt something unpleasant. When he got the information, Ramkaur had taken Agni Samadhi. The villagers built a temple at his grave and the tradition of holding a fair started there. Since then, the tradition of drumming continues here.

Inauguration of Holika Dahan by blowing bombs

There is a tradition to burn Holika by beating drums in Dadri village of Rupwas. This is where the Mukadam family has been starting the Holika Dahan for generations. The practice of playing Nagada in Roopvas has been going on for some three hundred years. People from the different places of the village start preparations about three weeks before Holi. Here, divided into groups, young people on both sides each play seven drums for hours.

Competition lasts several hours

There are single and team competitions for drumming. It takes a lot of strength and practice to play the drums. In such a situation, there is a drumming competition for hours. People who show courage in this are remembered.