Cultural Festival
In Durgashtami in Chetr and in Assu, at the locality of Bareri, Hindus from the vicinity, to the number of about 400, assemble at the top of Bareri hill to worship Devi (as Durga)and to present offerings, which are taken by a Brahmin of Mansehra. The assembly on each occasion lasts only one day. The boulders near the base of Bareri Hill are notable because they contain Ashokan inscriptions. At the nearby village of Chitti Gatti, there is an old temple dedicated to Shiva and probably one of the oldest Shiva Lingas in the region.
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