Marbat festival

Nagpur: Thousands throng to celebrate Marbat festival

On Friday, thousands of people thronged the streets of Nagpur, Maharashtra, to celebrate the Marbat festival with religious zeal. According to custom, believers march in a procession carrying effigies of demonic entities. The primary attractions of the procession are the clay effigies or 'Marbats' of Kali (black) and Pivli (yellow),...