Gangrel Madai was organized with great pomp at the Maa Angarmoti temple complex in Dhamtari district, in which deities from 52 villages and Anga deities from 45 villages participated. After the puja, a group of Baigas passed through the fair premises dancing with flags and dang. Under a special tradition, childless women pray for a child by lying on their stomachs, and a procession of Baigas passes over them.
Gangrel Madai, which is held every year on the first Friday after Diwali, was celebrated with great pomp this time too at the Maa Angarmoti temple complex in Dhamtari district. Gods and Goddesses from 52 villages and Anga Gods from 45 villages participated in this religious event, which thousands of people gathered in the temple premises to see. After the puja, Madai was organized in which the devotees participated with devotion and faith.
The special thing about Gangrel Madai is that the Gods and Goddesses and Anga Devtas of Dhamtari, Balod, Kanker and Kondagaon districts reached the temple premises from different villages to participate in this fair. After the puja, a group of Baigas, carrying Madai, flag and Dang, pass through the temple premises dancing and singing and bless the devotees. During this time, there was a crowd of people in the temple premises to have darshan of the Gods and Goddesses and Anga Devta.
This is the belief for wishing to have a child.
The main attraction of Madai included the women who lay down on their stomachs in the temple premises, wishing to have a child. According to the belief, when a group of Baigas passes over these women, they get the blessings of the mother and are blessed with a child. This tradition was attended by over 200 women who were participating in this special puja with the hope of realizing their dreams.
Swings, shops and other paraphernalia were set up in the fair premises, where people were enjoying the fair while shopping and having fun. The Baigas and the people marching with their flags were dancing and worshiping the Gods and Goddesses, while the fair was filled with religious rituals and devotional atmosphere.
Gangrel Madai, which is famous for its religious faith and folk traditions, was also celebrated as a grand event this time, further strengthening the faith and belief of the devotees.
