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Vrindavan,2014.10.01(VT):

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TesuJhanjhigayebazaar,wahanselaayeaamkaachar
meratesuyahinadha,Khanekomangedahibada.

TesuandJhanjhiwenttothebazaar,wheretheyboughtmangochutney,
MyTesuwillstandhereandhewantsdahibadatoeat

SongssuchasthesecanbeheardfromthelocalchildrenofVrajaeventodayinruralareasdur
theNavratrifestival.Inthecitiesitisbecomingathingofpast,asthechildrenaremoreabsorbe
intelevision,cricketandplayingwiththecrackers.Italsoseemsthatthistraditionisbeing
supersededbyHalloweeninthebigIndiancities.

Itisalostculturewhichneedstobepreserved,saidShriDhananjayGautamaBrajwasiwhoi
nostalgicaboutthetesu,ortoyscarecrow.

ThesesmallchildrenaremaintainingtraditionsofVrajabydisplayingthetesuandjhanjhi.Itisa

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oldtimetraditioninwhichchildrenwoulddecoratetheirtesujhanjhiandroamaroundthe
neighborhoodrecitingtheaccompanyingsongs.

Theboyscarryasmalltoymadeofsticksandclayhead,thegirlsinturnhaveasmallperforate
claypotwithalitearthenlampinsideit.Theygodoortodoorintheneighborhoodontheeveof
theNavaratraandrecitethetraditionalchildrenssong.Delightedwiththisperformancethe
neighborsgivethemgiftsandmoney.

OnthedayofDusserrathechildrenblindfoldtheTesuJhanjhiandsingthesongsinthedaytim
Thentheyimmersetheminawell,pondorinYamuna.

ThetraditionofthetesujhanjhiisrelatedtoastoryofMahabharata.AtKrishnasrequest,Bhim
grandsonBarbariksacrificedhisownheadbeforetheMahabharatawar.Butbeforeactually
choppinghisheadownheadoff,Barbarikexpressedhisdesiretoviewtheforthcomingbattle.
KrishnaagreedtoplaceBarbariksheadattopofamountainthatoverlookedthebattlefield.

Attheendofthewar,thePandavaswerearguingamongstthemselvesaboutwhohadmadeth
greatestcontributiontotheirvictory.KrishnasuggestedthatBarbariksheadshouldbeallowed
actasthejudge,sincehehadwatchedtheentirebattle.BarbariksheadstatedthatitwasKrish
alonewhohadbeenresponsibleforthePandavasvictory.Hisadvice,hisstrategyandhis
presenceallhadbeenmostcrucialtothevictory.PleasedwithBarbarik,Krishnablessedhimth
childrenwouldworshiphimintheKaliyugaintheformoftesu.Thetesuthusresemblesthehea
ofBarbarikandthejhanjhiresembleshisbody.

MoreontesujhanjhianditssimilaritytoHalloweenhere.

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