Gangaur: Festival for Longevity and good health of their Husband
Gangaur is a festival celebrated mostly in Rajasthan. The one who believes in Hinduism celebrates Chaitra Shukla Tritiya. This festival is especially celebrated by women. In this, married women keep a fast without secretly telling their husbands. Unmarried girls also worship Gangaur to get the desired groom. Although the festival of Gangaur starts with Krishna Tritiya of Chaitra month but the main worship of this festival is done only on Tritiya of Shukla Paksha of Chaitra month.Gangaur is a festival celebrated on the Tritiya of Chaitra Shukla Paksha. Gangaur Puja is started by Tritiya Tithi of Krishna Paksha of Chaitra month. In this, girls and married women worship the clay by worshiping Lord Ganesha ie Goddess Parvati. At the end of the Gangaur, the festival is celebrated with great pomp and show. This festival is specially celebrated in Rajasthan.
Things you need to do on Gangaur
Give water to their worshiped Gangaurs on the day of Chaitra Shukla Dwitiya and immerse those Gangaurs on the next day i.e. today, Shukla Paksha Tritiya. The place of worship of Gangaur is considered to be the place of Gangaur and the place of immersion. But in view of the global infection of Coronavirus this year 2020, all the activities related to the Puja text will be done indoors. Gangaurons can also be immersed outside this year by not going outside on any river or ponds, inside the campus of the house, or on their roofs.Importance of Gangaurs Festival
Gangaur Puja is one of the major festivals of India and is celebrated with great devotion and devotion. Starting from the second day of Holi, this festival is celebrated for a full 16 days. Its colors are seen not only in Rajasthan but also in entire India including UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh. This festival ends on the Teej of Shukla Paksha of Chaitra month. On this day, virgins and women dress up with mud, dress them up in beautiful costumes and decorate themselves. Virgin girls with this fast to get a desired groom, while married women wish it to the husband's longevity. The women are seen in 16 sringaar, tinkling bangles, and Bandej sari with Payal's voice.The festival of Gangaur worship is celebrated for 16 days…
For sixteen days, women get up early in the morning and go to the garden, pick flowers and flowers. When she comes home with a coach, she gives a splash of milk from that coach to Gangaur Mata. On the day of Chaitra Shukla Dwitiya, she visits a river, pond or lake and feeds her worshiped Gangaurs and immerses them on the second day. The place where the worship is performed is considered as the place of Gangaur and the place where immersion is done.
Gangaur Puja Vidhi: Method of Worship
• Jawars worship Goddess Gauri and Shiva as Ekadashi.• Chaitra Shukla Dwitiya has the importance of worshiping Gauri, should worship it methodically.
• Suhag material is duly worshiped and offered to Gauri.
• After this, the story of Gauriji is read by offering it to Bhoj.
• Women married to Sindoor who are offered on Gauriji should fill their demand.
• Virgin girls should bow to Gauriji and receive his blessings.
• Chaitra Shukla II should take Gauriji to a river or pond and bathe him.
• Chaitra Shukla Tritiya was also given a bath to Gauri-Shiva and put him in a dowel or cradle, wearing beautiful robes.
• In the evening, women make Gauri and Shiva made by them in an available part of their house and worship Lord Gangaur methodically by making a kund.
Gangaur Vrat Katha: Story of Gangaur
Once upon a time, Lord Shankar, along with Mother Parvati and Narada, went for a tour. While walking, he reached a village on Chaitra Shukla Tritiya. Hearing their arrival, poor women from the village reached with their turmeric and Akshat in the plates to welcome them. Parvati Ji, understanding her worship spirit, sprinkled all the suhag rus on her. She returned after attaining Atal Suhag.After a while, the women of the rich class decorated sixteen different types of dishes in gold and silver platter, and reached in front of Shiva and Parvati. Seeing these women, Lord Shankar said to Parvati that you gave all the suhag rus to the poor women. What will you give them now? Parvati ji said Prannath! Those women have been given juice made from the upper substances, so their suhag rus will be from dhoti. But I will rip off my finger to these rich women and keep the blood, it will make them fortunate for me. When these women finished worshiping Shiva Parvati, then Parvati Ji ripped her finger and sprinkled her blood on them, on which she got such a delight.
Parvati Ji said that you abandon all clothes ornaments, be devoid of illusion and serve your husband with body, mind, and wealth. You will get unbroken good fortune. After this, Parvati Ji went to bathe in the river after taking orders from Lord Shankar. After bathing, he worshiped by making an idol of Lord Shiva and worshiped it, offered hog, and after taking pradakshina took the offerings of two particles and put a vaccine on the forehead.
At the same time, Shiva appeared from that earthly gender and gave a boon to Parvati. Today, the woman who will worship me and fast for you, her husband Chiranjeevi will remain and will get salvation. It took a long time. Parvati ji walked from the banks of the river and came to the place where Lord Shankar and Narada Ji had left. Shivaji asked the reason for the delay, and Parvati Ji said that my brother Bhavaj had met on the banks of the river. He requested me to eat milk and rice.
