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<p>Dating maintenance tags: {{Manual}}</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Expert needed|Hinduism<br /> | date = July 2021<br /> }}{{Inline|date=July 2021}}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Dhundh&#039;&#039;&#039; (ढुन्ढ) is a ritual ([[Hindu]] ceremony) in [[Rajasthan]] to be performed on all children who are less than one year old on [[Holi]].<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> {{Tone|date=July 2021}}<br /> This ritual is linked to the [[Bhavishya Purana]] which describes an incident involving a [[Rakshasa|rakshashi]] (giant) named Dhundh during the reign of king Raghu. As the Guru [[Vashishtha]] advised, people kindled fires at various spots to keep the demoness away. Thus the Lord&#039;s name{{Tone inline|date=July 2021}} and fire kept the demoness away. So on this day children make mischief.{{Tone inline|date=July 2021}}<br /> <br /> ==Ceremony==<br /> {{Manual|date=July 2021}}<br /> The child is married to the [[Holika]] after the burning of holi. Then in the evening, people (called Gerias) come to the child&#039;s paternal home. The child is dressed into new clothes and is seated in the lap of relatives on the Bajotia (a wooden seat). Then [[Gerias]] dance around the child and beat on a cloth used to cover the child. Finally, the child&#039;s family gives sweets to the Gerias.<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090330011821/http://hinduofuniverse.com/hinduism.html Hinduism]<br /> {{Hinduism-stub}}<br /> [[Category:Rajasthani culture]]<br /> [[Category:Hindu traditions]]</div>

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