Festivals begin on weekend

Festivals begin on weekend
This weekend the much awaited festival season will begin with the Durga Mata Daud organized by Shri Shivprathhisthan Hindusthan Belgaum. The run is organized in the wee hours of the morning on all the Navratri festival and the last run is on Dasara day.
This year Muslims are celebrating the holy month of Ramzan now and Ramzan Id (Idul Fitar) would fall in the next week as well on Monday or Tuesday as it depends on the visibility of the moon.
The market at this moment is cashing in on the Ramzan festivities and in the coming few days the sale of food items like dry fruits etc will touch its peak. Huge rush is seen in the evenings after the Roza is over for shopping. Areas of Khade Bazar, Bhendi bazaar are lit till late night for shopping where one could get anything and everything from clothes to eatables.
After the Dasara festival is over it will be peak time for Diwali which falls on 17th October. This is the peak season for business including textiles and electronic goods.
So be glued to celebrate the festivals in a magnificent style. Happy festivities!

Durga Mata Daud: A grand success

Shivprathisthan Hindustan, Belgaum division organizes a run, Durga Mata Daud (a run) on a yearly basis during the Navratri time.

All the nine days of the Navratri festival, thousands of young children both boys and girls in huge numbers gather in the wee hours of the morning to run through the streets of Belgaum. Daily one area is covered and normally the daud begins and ends at a temple or a statute of Shivaji Maharaj.

The streets are embellished with Rangolis all through the route and people get up early morning to welcome the run in their street. The atmosphere is overwhelming and cannot be mentioned in words, you just need to be running with the crowd.

Small children right from 5 years are seen running. These kids who make their parents cry while going to school, wake up early and get ready to run.

Motive behind this Daud:
The young generation comes to know about history through books. However, they do not realize the hardships faced by Shivaji during his time. During Navratri the motive of this run is to awaken the same feeling in the heart of the youngsters. In addition, the run aims to evolve a sense of patriotism and respect to religion and a wow to protect ones religion.

The present photo is from archives. This years photo I will try and get, if anyone of you have a few please share them by emailing them to me.