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Decorated Like Butterflies, Beaten with Whips - Tharu Settlement's Gurahi Festival : rajdhanidaily.com

Kapilvastu. Colorful cloth butterflies all over the plate. In the Tharu community, it is called “Gurahi”. These cloth butterflies are placed on the plate along with “Ghughri”, a dish made of gram and kerau. The young men are ready with sticks and whips made of bankas (babio) in their hands. And so begins a unique, traditional, and in today's context, a ritual that is becoming even more meaningful—the Gurhi festival. For the Tharus, Gurhi is not …
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Kapilvastu. Colorful cloth butterflies all over the plate. In the Tharu community, it is called “Gurahi”. These cloth butterflies are placed on the plate along with “Ghughri”, a dish made of gram and kerau. The young men are ready with sticks and whips made of bankas (babio) in their hands. And so begins a unique, traditional, and in today's context, a ritual that is becoming even more meaningful—the Gurhi festival. For the Tharus, Gurhi is not …

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Rajdhani Daily News broke the news in on Tuesday, July 29, 2025.
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