Consider the following pairs: **Traditions** **Communities** 1. Chaliha Sahib Festival - Sindhis 2. Nanda Raj Jaat Yatra - Gonds 3. Wari-Warkari - Santhals Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
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A. 1 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. None of the above
Answer: 1 only
Option a is the correct answer.
Pair 1 is correctly matched: Chaliha Sahib Festival is a religious and cultural festival that is celebrated by the Sindhi community. It is a forty-day festival in which Sindhis observe fast and worship their god Jhulelal, who is believed to have rescued them from a tyrant ruler in Sindh Pair 2 is incorrectly matched: Nanda Raj Jaat Yatra is celebrated every year in the Nanda Devi temples spread across Garhwal and Kumaon. The festival commences on the day earmarked for the Devi's visit to her maiti or parents' home and culminates with the return to her husband's home. This tradition is beautifully expressed in the folk songs of Uttarakhand. Gond are not native to this place. Pair 3 is incorrectly matched: Wari-Warkari is not related to the Santhals, but to the Warkaris. The Wari-Warkari is a term that refers to the annual pilgrimage or wari that the Warkaris undertake to Pandharpur, where Vithoba's temple is located.