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Pen Madai procession with the ancestral deities embodied in the long bamboo stick called Dang
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During Pen Madai the Dangs carriers are often possessed by the deities and accept flower garlands on their behalf
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During Pen Madai the Gond people worship their ancestral deities symbolized by the Dangs, the long bamboo sticks with red and black flags
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The deity is embodied in an Anga, a framework with three logs decorated with bells and peacock feathers
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Angas which symbolize the deities are decorated with bells, peacock feathers and marigold flowers
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Stimulated by the continuous beating of drums men sway and dance and become possessed by the power of the deities
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His eyes rolled back and his tongue protruded the Madai devotee falls into an emotional trance
