Gaura Parba begins in far-west

<p><span style="line-height: 1.42857;">Gaura Parba, the major festival of the far-west region, has begun from today, the day of Bhadra Krishna Panchami.</span><br></p><p><br></p><p>On the first day of the festival, women marked the beginning of the festival by soaking five types of grains in water in a copper pot.</p><p>The collection of the five grains including wheat, peas and black gram is known as Biruda in the local dialect.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>This year too, the government has announced a public holiday coming Tuesday on the main day of Gaura Parba.&nbsp;</p>