GK QUESTION#1769
With reference to the Goncha Festival celebrated in Bastar, consider the following statements:
- The festival involves the use of a bamboo-made mock gun called Tupki, which shoots the fruit of Goncha as bullets.
- The custom of holding the Rath Yatra during the festival traces back to the Chalukya dynasty.
- The chariot procession starts on Ashadha Shukla Dwitiya and concludes on Dashami.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Answer
D. 1, 2 and 3
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Explanation
1, 2 and 3. The Goncha Festival of Bastar features the bamboo Tupki gun using goncha fruit, traces its Rath Yatra tradition to the Chalukya period, and is celebrated from Ashadha Shukla Dwitiya to Dashami.