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Shama Chakeva festival clay idols displayed on the banks of a pond

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English: Shama Chakeva, an important festival reminding the dedicated brother-sister relationship, is celebrated widely in the southern plains of Nepal by the Tharus and the Maithils.

The sisters make clay statuettes of Shama, Chakeva, Sathbhainya, Chugla and a dog among others. Every night, they put the statuettes in a nicely decorated bamboo basket, put the basket on their heads and sing songs blessing their brothers and abusing the wicked Chugla. They gather at different houses and sing these songs till the full moon day.

The next day, their brothers help build small temple like floating baskets. Then the brothers and sisters gather on the bank of a pond and put the statuettes in the floating baskets after worshipping them and offering ‘prasad’ to them.

The statuettes are finally immersed into water. The children burn the moustache of Chugla and break the idol into pieces so as to punish the wicked Chugla.
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