Deities from 50 former Naxal-Affected villages join Bastar Dussehra in Jagdalpur for first time

In a historic first, deities from around 50 villages in formerly Naxal-affected areas of Chhattisgarh participated in the world-famous Bastar Dussehra celebrations in Jagdalpur. Deities from remote areas of Sukma, Bijapur and Narayanpur, including Abujhmad, joined the festival’s traditional rituals following the reported end of Naxalism on March 31, 2026. According to Patwari Satyanarayan Sethiya, around 25 deities from Abujhmad, 15 from Bijapur and eight from Sukma registered their participation for the first time. Ten villages from neighbouring Odisha also took part. The Mawli Parghav ritual witnessed the participation of 954 deities, while 461 deities participated in Bheetar Raini, highlighting the cultural and religious significance of Bastar Dussehra. #BastarDussehra #Jagdalpur #Bastar #Chhattisgarh #BastarDussehra2026 #Abujhmad #Narayanpur #Bijapur #Sukma #TribalCulture #Naxalism #BastarNews #ChhattisgarhNews #IndianCulture #TribalTraditions #MawliParghav #BheetarRaini Join ANI's YouTube membership to get access to perks:    / @aninewsindia   Subscribe now and press the bell icon 🔔 to get new video updates: https://bit.ly/2UV4ygi -------------------------------------- ANI is South Asia's leading Multimedia News Agency providing content for every information platform, including TV, Internet, broadband, newspapers, and mobiles. Subscribe now! Enjoy and stay connected with us!! ☛ Subscribe to ANI News YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2UV4ygi ☛ Visit our Official website: https://www.aninews.in/ ☛ Follow ANI:   / ani   ☛ Follow us on Snapchat:   / @ani-news   ☛ Like us:   / aninews.in   ☛ Email to: anicontent@aniin.com, internetani@aniin.com ☛ Instagram:   / ani_trending   , https://www.instagram.com/podcast_ani... ☛ Copyrights © All Rights Reserved ANI Media Pvt Ltd.