Different types of tribal folk songs, the bells in people's hands, bamboo sticks, Pawari instruments and the accompanying sound of clapping and humming from the mouth.! Such a sound is reverberating in the forests of the tribal areas, in the valleys of the mountains. The occasion is the festival of tribal gods.
The life of tribals living in remote areas, in the mountain ranges of Satpura and Sahyadri in North Maharashtra, is a kind of hard penance. In the course of the life struggle, the tribal society is still doing the work of preserving the traditional community festivals and vows from the heart. Dongrayadev is considered as a very tough and equally important vow of tribals. Among the various castes of tribals, this fast is celebrated in large numbers mainly by the people of Konkan, Mahadevkoli Bhill, Warli, Pawra, Mawchi etc.
Dongrayadev is celebrated as Salabad in Kalwan, Peth, Surgana, Baglan, Dindori, Igatpuri and Trambakeshwar in Nashik district, Sakri in Dhule district and Nandurbar and Navapur in Nandurbar district. According to the custom of each village and division, the tribals of Dongrayadev celebrate this fast after three or five years. The fast begins on the new moon day of the month of Makshi i.e. Margashirsha and ends at Margashirsha Purnima in the appointed year. This is fast, which is usually observed for fifteen days, was recently observed by tribals for eight days. The tribes of the village where this fast is held prepare for this fast for a month. In the beginning, the village is collected by giving Davandi. Lokvargani is. After each house and the relatives are invited. After collecting the lokavargani, the red buck, red rooster, red hen, black back (goat), ram, firangya kombada, white rooster etc. are collected for the fast. They gather.
Various songs like Adivasi we dongarvasi, Chandra Surya adi Adivasi are sung to the tune of Pavari. When one hears the melodious tunes of Pawari and tribal songs, the life story of the tribal brothers and the whole picture of society stands on the occasion of Dongreya Dev Utsav. This festival has a great tradition. This festival is celebrated with great joy and devotion. This festival is also called Bhaya. Bhaya Utsav is famous in the villages of Kundane, Nanduri, Vanjari, Sukapur, Dalwat etc. in Kalwan taluka and people come from far away to watch this event.
Famous Bhaaya Festivals
As the tribes have immense faith in nature, wild birds, tiger god, snake god, peacock, moon and sun are their deities, so the idol of the tiger god is seen at the gate of the village or in the field on the road. Some gods are known by specific names. Deities such as Hirva, Kansaramata, Lakshmi, Ranava etc. are worshiped for five consecutive days by lighting a continuous lamp. A deity is erected near the temple of Hanuman in the village or in an open space by the hands of five maulis. Uprooted marigold seedlings are planted in this place. A lamp is placed near this deity with a bunch of peacock feathers, cucumber, nagli seeds, uradda seeds. For five, six or twelve days, according to the fixed duration of the program, the maulyas take turns dancing near this thomba. During this festival, this Tapara has to fast and follow the rules. These mothers walk barefoot in the morning and go to the neighboring village. They dance on the Pavari by taking turns as a song. They go from house to house and collect grain.
To end the festival, all the maulyas and enthusiastic citizens go to the hill near the village to conquer the fort. At that place, the mountain, i.e., mountain god is properly worshiped. The event is held on the mountain at night. In many villages, this festival ends on the occasion of Dutt Jayanti. This is followed by the program of Mahaprasad (village treasure).
Tribal brothers playing tarpa
On the day of the fast, all the people take the fast and the five maulyas, Kansara, Vaghambra, Zelashevar, Phulashevar, Tarashevar, are kept fast. In the evening, everyone takes a bath and gathers in front of the temple or at the village Patla's house, as per the tradition of their village. Here thomb is done by village villagers Patil, Bhagat, Mudhani (Chief Mauli) Khutya (Head of Dongrayadeva), Pawarkar, Kathkari. Around the reed stick, uprooted marigold trees, devambadi, sugarcane, devkardu trees are planted in such a way that they stay on half of it and around it a loose stick is placed, a morpis kuccha, pavari (a musical instrument made of dried gourd). Bhagat, who is fully aware of this fast, worships Thomba here by offering seven hundred pujas. After the Puja Archa is over, Bhagat begins the story of Lord Dongrayeva. In this story (Kotai main lawn in a dish of kasa), Bhansara places a sir (a stick from a forest tree) on it. When the stir is pulled gently with the fingers of both hands, it vibrates and emits a very melodious sound. In this story, as soon as the names of all the gods and ghosts are taken, the wind blows and all the ghosts and ghosts start moving. During this period, the vowed people are not called by their names,just called 'Mauli'.
On the first day, after playing God in front of the temple or in front of Patala's house, on the same night, Mudhani Mauli moves from there and takes everyone to the 'Chokhikhli' of the village. A droplet is placed at the place indicated by the mouthpiece. This place is called Math or Makan. Meanwhile, the starving mothers break their fast. At night, the Maulis who have taken the vow again sit around the thomba in a circle. Bhagat Kathakari resumes the story. Mentions the strongholds of all the mountain gods from the sea shore to the mountain of Kem as five obeisances. The names of Mhasoba, Bhaurayabhuta, Nagdev, Vaghdev, Agyadev, Garyadev, Hirvadev, Randev, Kansara of Pairiya, all the mothers of Dhani in the outskirts of the village are raised. All the maulis sitting around Thomba start moving. Each mauli holds a shell facing towards the stronghold and gaula of their mountain gods. With a loose stick in his bare hand, he thumps the gaurisath (a khaka woven from flax cloth) around his waist, and “he steps…. Bhut re. As soon as they say this, all the maulyas, the bhuts break a single taho and start walking around and after that, the villagers, along with all the maulyas, start dancing and singing around the thomba.
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The first day is celebrated with great enthusiasm by singing and dancing various songs. This fast is a very tough fast for tribals, and there are many types of restrictions on this fast. Brothers and sisters have to stay in the monastery for seven days. They don't even go to their own houses. Alcohol and meat should not be consumed during fasting. Rice, wheat chapati, sweet oil, turmeric should not be eaten. Only nagli bread, bhagar, dal should be eaten. Maulyan used to eat inside the monastery, not to use slippers or leather goods. Srisangat is completely forbidden.
The mountain festival is celebrated in these forts
Various gads (bars) are worshiped in the Dongreya Dev festival of the tribal Konkani Konkana community. The names of these guards are as follows:
Kansarya Fort -Shabridham Dang District, Gujarat. Shendwad Fort -Shendwad Ta. Sakri Dist. Dhule. Kolyata Fort-Bardipada Ta. Sakri Dist. Dhule. Dharabarya Gad-Basar Ta. Sakri Dist. Dhule. Jhalaka Gad-Jhalake Ta. Nandurbar. Baglya Fort-Jamkhel Ta. Sakri Dist. Dhule. Asalpedha-Temba Bagulpada Ta. Sakri Dist. Dhule. Clean/Clean-Currency Ta. Sakri Dist. Dhule. Mandavgad Navapada Ta. Sakri Dist. Dhule. Ajipalgad Vadpada Ta. Sakri Dist. Dhule Chichlyagad Bandharpada Ta. Nandurbar Dist. Nandurbar. Bhivsangad Mavjipada Ta. Sakri Dist. Dhule. Mogra Fort Pachmauli Ta. Sakri Dist. Dhule. Shevgagad Pachale Ta. Sakri Dist. Dhule. Thin fort valve ta. Sakri Dist. Dhule. Coconut Fort Pangan Ta. Sakri Dist. Dhule. Bhuyar Gad Virkhel Ta. Sakri Dist. Dhule. Kharki Gad Virkhel Ta. Sakri Dist. Dhule. Dhanai Punai Jhiranipada Ta. Sakri Dist. Dhule. Kuwarli Fort Shirpur Dist. dust, glittering paper glittering nimbi ta. Nandurbar Dist. Nandurbar. Bagla Fort Dhekwad Ta. Nandurbar Dist. Nandurbar. Dhawalbari Fort Shirve Ta. Nandurbar Dist. Nandurbar. Pava Fort Manur Peth Nashik Dist. Nashik. White Fort Mangi Tungi Ta. Satana Dist. Nashik. Tawali Dongar Fort Surgana Road Ta. Surgana Dist. Nashik.
