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633-Year-Old 'Raoji ki Gair' Tradition Thrives in Jodhpur's Mandore

जोधपुर में माली समाज की 633 साल पुरानी परंपरा

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News18•23-02-2026, 12:23

633-Year-Old 'Raoji ki Gair' Tradition Thrives in Jodhpur's Mandore

•Jodhpur's Mandore hosts the historic 'Raoji ki Gair' on the second day of Holi, a 633-year-old tradition by the Mali community.
•The 'Rao' is a newly married, physically fit young man skilled in 'chang' dance, selected from Khokhariya Bera.
•The Gair procession starts from Mandawata Bera's Shiva temple, involving groups from eight different Beras.
•Mandawata Bera members form a security ring around the Rao, escorting him through crowds to Mandore Garden.
•Women's entry is prohibited due to traditional 'shleel gayana'; the event concludes with the Rao and other young men bathing in Nag Ganga pond.

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