Answer» Correct Answer - Option 3 : Jharkhand
The Correct Answer is Jharkhand. - Sarhul is the regional public of Shukla Tritiya in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand on Chaitra, the third day of the waxing moon (after the new moon) in the Hindu month of Chaitra.
- The festivities revolve around the sal tree.
- In Jharkhand, the Sal tree (Shorea robusta) is the most important source of timber and its leaves are used to make bowls in which offerings during festivals are made to deities.
- During Sarhul, the Saal flowers are used for the worship of the deity. The Pahan (village priest) fills three fresh clay pots with water on the eve of the feast.
- Sarhul is a significant festival for the tribes of the Oraon, the Munda and the Ho.
- The Santals, another larger Jharkhand tribe, also celebrate the festival as the "festival of flowers"
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