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Covered with chunari, did puja, also danced to the beat of drums; Luni river was welcomed in Barmer like this
Rajasthan: Rajasthan's Luni River is full for the second time in five years, in its joy people worshipped the river and welcomed it by offering symbolic chunari. Local people celebrated the river filling up by playing drums and singing folk songs. People believe that the flow of the river is very auspicious for the entire region.
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“Covered with chunari, did puja, also danced to the beat of drums; Luni river was welcomed in Barmer like this”
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8 Aug 2024
Due to continuous rain for three days in the western parts of Rajasthan, a major river 'Luni' is full to the brim, local people are excited and they celebrate it by worshipping the river.
Local people told news agency PTI that this is the second time in five years, that the river originating from Ajmer has shown a surge in Barmer. As soon as water came into the river, people welcomed it at many places by covering it with chunari and performing puja.
According to PTI, the Luni River is also known as Rajasthan's Ganga or 'Maru Ganga'. It originates from Nag hill of the Aravalli mountain range in Ajmer and passes through nine districts of Rajasthan before joining the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat.
