UPSC Prelims 2017 Question:

Consider the following pairs

Sl. No.	Traditions		Communities
1.	Chaliha Sahib Festival	:	Sindhis
2.	Nanda Raj Jaat Yatra	:	Gonds
3.	Wari -Warkari	:	Santhals

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

Explanation: 

• The Chaliha Sahib celebration at Jhulelal temple sees Sindhis assemble from across the world. It is celebrated between July and August every year. During Chaliah festival, most of the people keep a 40-day fast, and on the final day, devotees keeping matkis on their heads visit the Jhulelal temple, where they immerse the matkis in the pond,after offering prayers. So, pair 1 is correctly matched.
  
  
• Nanda Raj Jaat Yatra or Nanda Devi Raj Jat is one of the world's famous festivals of Uttarakhand in India. People from the entire Garhwal division-Kumaon division as well as other parts of India and the world participate in this Yatra. Goddess Nanda Devi is worshipped at dozens of places in Kumaon and Garhwal, but the region around Mt. Nanda Devi and its sanctuary, which falls in the Pithoragarh district, Almora district and Chamoli district, is the prime area related to Nanda Devi. So, pair 2 is not correctly matched.
  
  
• Pandharpur Wari is a pilgrimage walk conducted annually by a large group of devotees of Lord Vithoba, a Hindu deity worshipped predominantly by the people in Maharashtra. Wari or vari means a periodical pilgrimage to a sacred place and Warkari means one who performs the Wari. These devotees walk for several days to Pandharpur, a town in Maharashtra known as the seat of the Hindu god. They carry Palkhis (palanquins) consisting of Paduka (sandals) of Lord Vithoba’s famous saints Dnyaneshvar and Tukaram. So, pair 3 is not correctly matched.
  
  

Therefore, option (1) is the correct answer.

Subject: History | Fairs and Festivals