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The devta of the village is taken out in a procession on a palki or palanquin, and the entire village turns up for the prayer and celebration, at Agoda village en route Dodital Lake in the Uttarakhand Himalaya beyond Uttarkashi town. The village pujari rings his ghanti in his hand, ringing it out aloud across the village. Drummers create the right atmosphere for the villagers to get into a pious mood. Gods on palanquins: Devta dance with villages in thrall at Agoda village of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand devta nachane naach nachna naachna Garhwali Devta dance: Palki taken out to give gods a round of the village, swing them back and forth This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest HD and 4K collection from South Asia. The collection co