Group of women are shaping fine quality dona- pattal in a remote village of Pratapgarh district with help of semi-automatic machines
Prayagraj: In the Amahta Sawaiya villages of the Pratapgarh district, a group of rural women are working tirelessly to shape Dona and Pattal (bowl and plate made up of Sal or Banyan tree leaves) with the help of automatic machines. The group of 11 women, led by Pushpa and associated with a single self-help group (SHGs) of Shivgrah block are manufacturing eco-friendly anywhere between 200 to 400 Dona and Pattal plates every day.
Interestingly, the fine branded plates have seen buyers not only from UP but also from the neighbouring states. Moreover, demand for the plates has increased in the rural belt across the state.
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Rooted in Hinduism’s ancient theological texts, the bathing ritual has survived wars, revolution and famine – but its biggest threat has been epidemic diseases.
The Kumbh Mela is a Hindu pilgrimage held every 12 years at sacred tirthas, or river-ford sites, along the Ganges River in India.
This year the government expects over a million pilgrims a day to bathe in the sacred river. Over 5 million people are expected per day on the most auspicious days – April 12, 14 and 21 – for a total of a 100 million celebrants.
As a scholar of Hinduism, I celebrate this peaceful mammoth congregation of humanity. Shaped by mythology, astrology and society over the long course of history, this festival is the largest religious gathering of its kind in the world.