Farmers of Amra village in Jamnagar still decide how the year will be in a traditional way Even today, the farmers of Amra village in Jamnagar decide how the year will be in a traditional way

For the farmers of Amra village, only the forecast on the first Monday of Ashadh month is important. The practice of determining the weather by throwing a rota into a well has been going on for more than 400 years in Amra village. How will the monsoon be? Even though forecasts are made by the Meteorological Department, but in many villages even today the rainfall pattern is determined by ancient methods. Even today, farmers of Amra village near Jamnagar decide how the year will be in a traditional way. Here, the direction of the loaves is determined by throwing two loaves into a well in the village and the direction in which the loaves go determines the year.

In Amra village near Jamnagar, without any kind of planning or announcement, the villagers gather like this on the first Monday of the month of Ashadha. Meteorological department makes any predictions regarding the monsoon, but for the farmers of Amra village, only the forecast on the first Monday of Ashadh month is important. The practice of determining the direction of rota in the well has been going on for more than 400 years in Amra village. According to this practice, the villagers gather in the village on the first Monday of the month of Ashad. After preparing the rotlas, the villagers reach the temple of Verai Mataji in the village of Wajtegajate. Where the person who drops the rota into the well is bathed. The rota is then lowered into the well from above. After placing the rota in the well, the village elders monitor the direction in which the rota goes.

According to the elders of the village, if the rotla goes to the east or north, the year will be good and if it goes to the west, the year will be a little bad. A large number of people gather to learn about the events of Rota. Ganghal, when the rains have stopped, everyone is wondering when the rains will come and how the year will be. If we believe the act done by the villagers of Amra on the day of Ajna, one of the loaves thrown today has gone in the opposite direction. According to the villagers, this year will be good.