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Sama-Chakewa celebrations begin in Mahottari

Girls in the Mithilanchal region have started making idols as Sama-Chakewa festivities coincide with Chhath.

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  1. 0:01Sama-Chakewa festivities have begun alongside Chhath
  2. 0:04in Mahottari
  3. 0:06Girls gathered fertile soil from ponds
  4. 0:09and fields during Kharna to
  5. 0:10craft idols
  6. 0:12Locals noted that the occasion represents
  7. 0:15affection between brothers and sisters
  8. 0:18Participants sing cultural songs and offer
  9. 0:20rice flakes to the figures
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