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Midnight party takes on Kali Chaudas superstitions
Ahmedabad Mirror
|November 01, 2024
NGO takes out a symbolic funeral procession of black magic, accompanied by 'ghosts', at midnight in Talala
On Kali Chaudas, the science-based non-profit 'Vigyan Jatha' attempted to enlighten people against blind beliefs with a unique midnight celebration in Talala, Gir Somnath.
Some women of the town carried out a mock funeral, taking a symbolic effigy of black magic to the crematorium. A procession with people dressed as ghosts dancing accompanied the 'funeral'.
This story is from the November 01, 2024 edition of Ahmedabad Mirror.
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