CURATED BY - BAGHWAN DAS BERAGI | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Shajapur. Today demons will come out in the city waving swords and making scary statements, seeing which some will be frightened and some will join in their tune. Not only this, gods will also be seen in the city among whom there will be a fierce battle. The special thing is that this war will not release rivers of blood but fountains of laughter which will bring joy to the city residents.

In fact, the festival of Kansa Dashami will be celebrated with great pomp in the city on Wednesday. In which the artists of the city will perform their roles in the guise of gods and demons. Kansa Vadhotsav Committee coordinator Tulsiram Bhavsar said that the event will start at 8.30 pm in the form of a walking ceremony from Balveer Hanuman Temple. Which will reach Kansa Square, Magaria, Bus Stand, Gawli Mohalla where there will be a war of words between the gods and demons. In which both will entertain people with their funny dialogues regarding the current perspective. After the war of words, the procession will reach Azad Chowk and here too there will be a war of words between gods and demons. After this, the procession will reach Somwariya market and here too the gods and demons will have a war of words among themselves. After this, Kansa will be killed by the artists dressed as Lord Shri Krishna and the youth of Gawali community will drag the effigy of Kansa with them.
They will play the role of gods and demons

Convenor Mr. Bhavsar told that the group of demons will include Wilesh Vyas, Mahendra Panwar, Sunil Baba, Gaurav Dubey, Naveen Vashishtha, Rajesh Jhagdi who will have a verbal fight with the gods, to answer which the group of gods will have Rajkumar Pandey, Rishabh Bhatt, Rishikesh. Bhatt and other actors will be there.
270 years old tradition will be followed in the city

Convenor Mr. Bhavsar told that Late the head of Govardhannath Temple. Motiram Mehta saw the Kansa Vadhotsav program taking place in Mathura about 270 years ago and then told the Vaishnavjan in Shajapur about the unique event. The tradition started from then onwards. For about 100 years, the event continued to be held in the temple itself, but due to lack of space, it started being held at the city square, which has now been named Kansa Square. In which not only the city but also the people of surrounding districts including Shajapur district will participate in it.