01/01/2026
Kanker Madai Mela 2026 | 📍Kanker, Chhattisgarh
Date- 04 January 2026, First Sunday of this New Year..
Kanker Madai Mela sirf ek mela nahi hai, balki Kanker aur Bastar ki 200+ saal purani living tradition hai.
Ye mela har saal January ke first Sunday ko shuru hota hai aur 3 din tak chalta hai.
Is Madai Mela ki sabse khaas baat ye hai ki Kanker ke alag-alag areas ke local deities ek jagah ikattha hote hain,
Sonkuwar Dev, Angas Dev, Devi, Chote Paat Dev aur Bade Paat Dev sabhi devi devta yaha gather hoker ek mahan festival ka aagaz karte hai.
Mela ki shuruaat hoti hai ek grand procession se, jahan sabhi deities pehle Kanker Raja ke Palace (Raja Ji’s Palace) pahunchte hain. Yahin unka formal welcome hota hai, aur wahan se procession Mela Bhata ki taraf badhta hai, jo palace se lagbhag 2 km door hai.
Mela Bhata pahunchkar Bandhna ritual hota hai, jisme Raja Ji ke saath sabhi deities mela ground ke 2 and a half parikrama lagate hain. Iske baad hi Madai Mela ko officially start maana jaata hai.
Kanker Madai Mela ek aisa festival hai jahan royal tradition aur tribal belief ek saath experience karne ko milta hai..
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