Bhilwara Dasha Mata Vrat: Peepal worship, 10-knotted thread bring prosperity to women

• Bhilwara celebrates 'Dasha Mata Vrat' with immense faith for family prosperity and improving life's condition.
• Women gather at temples and Peepal trees, performing rituals; this year's fast is astrologically fruitful with Budhaditya Yoga and Ravi Yoga.
• Key ritual involves wearing a 'Dasha ka Dora' – a 10-strand, 10-knotted thread – after 10 circumambulations of the Peepal tree.
• Devotees listen to the story of Nal-Damayanti, abstain from salt, and offer jaggery lapsi as prasad.
• Cleaning homes and buying new brooms are considered auspicious, believed to remove poverty and infuse positive energy.