Gathamaga Charhe (गाठामग चह्रे)

Gathamaga (गाठामग चह्रे) is made from straw and symbolises a devil. Locals make gathamagas and then burn them on fires to purge their neighbourhood of evil. It is also said that mosquitoes lose a leg on this day.

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