Before the loud processions and towering effigies take over Nagpur’s streets, the Marbat Utsav begins in the quiet hours of dawn with a deeply symbolic ritual.
This walk takes you into the heart of that beginning — the burning of palash leaves and the setting alight of small, handmade clay Marbats at local junctions, shrines, and community spaces. This act, performed collectively by residents — men and women alike — is a call to drive away evil, suffering, and negativity from the neighbourhood. The chants, the smell of smoke, and the simplicity of the ritual hold a raw emotional power. It is here that the spirit of Marbat truly begins — not in celebration, but in intention.
Walk with us through these old lanes to witness how the festival’s earliest expressions carry folk belief, shared memory, and the collective desire to cleanse society of its unseen burdens — all before the city awakens. Join us for an experience that is intense, immersive, and entirely Nagpur.
Led by Rahul Jambhulkar, a PhD scholar in Sociology at IIT Bombay. Since 2021, he has been researching the Marbat-Badgya Utsav of Nagpur and is now close to submitting his thesis. Before joining IIT Bombay, he worked as a researcher with well-known institutions in India for over five years. He has also published research papers in reputed journals both in India and abroad.
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