CURATED BY – BHAGWAN DAS BERAGI | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Shajapur, India: After Mathura, in Shajapur, Madhya Pradesh, the 274 years old tradition of Shri Govardhan Nath Mandir Haveli was performed in a unique way on Monday night on Kansa Dashami. After hours of war of words with the arrogant Kansa, Shri Krishna killed Kansa by punching him in the chest. As soon as the effigy of Kansa fell from the throne to the ground, the youth of the Gawli community started raining sticks on it and then dragged it away. On the occasion of Kansa Dashami, there was a fierce war of words between the gods and demons at night. Kansa and his soldiers kept firing sharp arrows of words at Lord Krishna, Balram, Mansukha, Dhansukha and other characters. After this, at 12 o'clock late at night, Shri Krishna worshipped the effigy of Kansa as per tradition and punched it and made it fall down from the throne. After that, the young men of the Gawli community took the effigy with them by beating it with sticks and dragging it.

The war of words remained the center of attraction

The war of words between the Gods and Demons before the killing of Kansa remained the center of attraction for the people. The artists dressed as Gods and Demons kept roaming around the Somvariya market with a group of ghosts from 8 pm onwards and kept entertaining the people. After this, in the war of words, the Gods and Demons tickled the audience by making satires on each other. In the end, Shri Krishna killed the arrogant Kansa and carried out the old tradition. On this occasion, the people of the city including the members of the Kansa Vadhotsav Samiti were present.