The hills have turned green due to the arrival of heavy rain everywhere. Sowing of farmers has also been done on a large scale. At such times, the tribal community of Satpura area celebrates the first festival of the monsoon season, which is Nivicharai / Nivpi / Nevati! In some areas, the event of Nevati PujaOn Puja on is also called Utsav. Because this event is mainly celebrated on Sundays.
Recently, the Shahada talukLakkadkotNevati Puja program was also completed in the village. Village headmen, village Patil, village Pujara, Daya, working people and all the people of the village came together and completed this puja at the place of Vaghdev/(Baba Dev). When the cowherd takes the cow buffalo to the forest from the green hill Kapri, this worship of nature is done to protect the village and the domestic animals of the village from wild animals, scorpions and snakes. sun, sun, Earth, sky, forest, water, Earth, Vaghdev, Ranikajal, etc., many elements of nature considered as tribal gods were worshiped and chickens, goats, five types of grain, alcohol, water (water means bread made on charcoal of palasa leaves)) etc. were offered.
It was prayed that there should be happiness and prosperity in the village, that the crops should grow properly, and that no disease should befall the village. Also, through this Nevati Puja, tribals give permission to cut fodder and bring wild vegetables to nature gods. Dak sings on the instrument.
This program is done through village subscription. During this event, a handful of peanut (grain) and one or two rupees are distributed from house to house. The materials required for worship are goats, goats, alcohol etc. They take and make panya and eat outside the village (now outside the house). Some of the flour or grain is made into powder by the priest in a teak leaf and the householder takes the powder and keeps it under the caul in the house. That is, there is a feeling behind this worship of tribals that even clean scorpions should not enter the house and the house should remain prosperous.
