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Friday, October 6, 2017

Dag Ghat in British Garhwal

British Administration in Garhwal   -187
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History of British Rule/Administration over Kumaun and Garhwal (1815-1947) -207
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            History of Uttarakhand (Garhwal, Kumaon and Haridwar) -1040
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                              By: Bhishma Kukreti (History Student)
          People believed in harming others through Tantra, Mantra and focused thinking. People believed that to harm by envious yes from enemy or relatives to create Dag. Crook people create Dag on milking animals, crops, fruits, children, jewelries. by envious eyes, crook or even simple person used to Have Dag and made other’s losses as drying milk from animals, destruction of fruits, losses in crop productivity etc. .
 Many people used to throw rice grains, season seeds,  black gram with turmeric powder  on diety idol and prayed for other particular person’s loss (in enmity). It was called ‘Ghat Khana’.
 There were Tantra, Mantra methods for eradication of Dag and Ghat.
    In early stage of British rule, in courts, there were pleas for somebody did dag or Ghat.
    There was belief that Boksa a tribe community used to become tiger and used to eat human beings.
 It was a story that there was a sage living in a cave without nail and teeth. It was said that Garhwal King broke and cut his teeth and nails that he could not harm in night by becoming tiger.
        
References  
1-Shiv Prasad Dabral ‘Charan’, Uttarakhand ka Itihas, Part -7 Garhwal par British -Shasan, part -1, page- 343-456
2- Atkinson, Himalayan Districts Vol.3
3- Trail, 1820, Settlement Report
4-Oklay, Holi Himalaya page 218

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Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti Mumbai, India,bjkukreti@gmail.com 2/10/2017 History of Garhwal – Kumaon-Haridwar (Uttarakhand, India) to be continued… Part -1041
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*** History of British Rule/Administration over British Garhwal (Pauri, Rudraprayag, and Chamoli1815-1947) to be continued in next chapter
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(The History of Garhwal, Kumaon, Haridwar write up is aimed for general readers)

 History of British Garhwal, History of Devalgarh Garhwal; History of Badhan Garhwal; History of Barasyun Garhwal; History of Chandpur Garhwal; History of Chaundkot Garhwal; History of  Gangasalan Garhwal;  History of Mallasalan Garhwal;  History ofTallasaln Garhwal; History of Dashauli Garhwal; History of Nagpur Garhwal; Sociity  in British Garhwal. History of British Garhwal, History of Social Structure and Religious Faith in Chamoli Garhwal, History of Social Structure and Religious Faith of Pauri Garhwal ,  Social and Culture History of Rudraprayag Garhwal

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