Kajari Purnima
08.10.04 (5:55 am) [edit]
Rakhi purnima is celebrated as Kajari Purnima in Central India in the areas of Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar and a few parts of Uttar Pradesh. This day is considered very auspicious and regarded as highly important by the farmers.
Nine days before Rakhi Purnima, the farmer’s wives go the fields and bring home a fistful of earth in a leaf cup. This cup is placed in a separate room and worshipped until Rakhsa Bandhan day. During all the nine days, women draw motifs around the cup with rice flour. On Rakhi purnima, the women come together to worship the cup and offer prasadam. On the last day, the women take the cups in a procession to a water body and immerse it there, offering prayers to Goddess Bhagawati to protect their sons.
Nine days before Rakhi Purnima, the farmer’s wives go the fields and bring home a fistful of earth in a leaf cup. This cup is placed in a separate room and worshipped until Rakhsa Bandhan day. During all the nine days, women draw motifs around the cup with rice flour. On Rakhi purnima, the women come together to worship the cup and offer prasadam. On the last day, the women take the cups in a procession to a water body and immerse it there, offering prayers to Goddess Bhagawati to protect their sons.
posted by: newbie (reply)
post date: 11.04.04 (1:58 pm)
Rakhi Pournima and Kojaagiri Pournimaa are different and fall in different months. Rakhi Paurnimaa falls in the month of Shraavan while Kojaagiri falls in Aashwin. Please note the difference.