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Detailed explanation-1: -Sarhul is a spring festival in the Indian state of Jharkhand. The festival is celebrated for three days, from the 3rd day of Chaitra month in Sukla Paksh to Chaitra Purnima.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is Jharkhand. Sarhul is a popular festival celebrated by various tribes in the Jharkhand region. The festival is the tribal New Year and is celebrated by the Munda, Oraon, Ho, etc. tribes of Jharkhand.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sarhul is celebrated during spring season and the Saal trees get new flowers on their branches. It is a worship of the village deity who is considered to be the protector of the tribes. People sing and dance a lot when the new flowers appear. The deities are worshiped with saal flowers.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sarhul. This is the main festival of the tribal population of Jharkhand. The verbal meaning of Sarhul is worship of the Sal tree. Sarhul can also be redefined as worship of nature in which local people worship Sita, the wife of Lord Rama as ‘Dhartimata‘.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Adivasi Mela is a tribal exhibition and festival that is held annually at Bhubaneswar’s Adivasi Exhibition Ground. It is considered to be the oldest festival of the tribal communities in the region that brings together around 62 tribes from across the state.