Dhundhi

The Giantess of Raghu kingdom, Dhundhi used to trouble innocent people and specially little children who became fed-up of her. Dhundhi, had a blessing from Bhagwan Shiv that she would not be killed by gods, men nor suffer from armories neither from heat, cold or rain. These blessing made her almost invincible but she also had a weak point. She was also cursed by Bhagwan Shiv that she would be in danger from playful boys who would annoy her.

Deeply troubled by the Giantess, the King of Raghu consulted his priest. Giving the solution, the priest said that on Phalgun 15, the season of cold vanishes and summer starts. This will be appropriate time to chase the Gaintess away. When the time came, the courageous boys of the village decided to get rid of her forever and chase her away from the village. Boys collected a heap of wood and grass, set it on fire with mantras, clapped their hands, went around the fire. They got intoxicated on bhaang and drunk and then followed Dhundhi to the limits of the village, beating drums, making loud noise, shouting obscenities and hurling insults at her and continued doing this until she left the village forever. The hurling abuses ruined her state of mind, she felt weak and frail from within, left with no choice, suffering powerlessness, Dhundhi fled from the village.