Surjahi Puja

Surjahi Puja is a festival of Jharkhand. In this festival people venerate the sun. It is celebrated every five years. It is celebrated by the Sadan people of Jharkhand.[1]

Surjahi Puja
Observed bySadan
TypeRegional Festival
Significanceveneration of the Sun
ObservancesJharkhand
Datefirst three day of Aghan (November/December) or Magh (January/February)
Frequency5 years

Etymology

Surjahi is a joint word of Suraj, which means sun and ahi means is. It is celebrated to venerate the sun.[1]

Celebration

At the festival, people venerate the sun. The festival is celebrated once every five years.[2] It is observed on the first three days in the month of Aghan or Magh. It is celebrated when a wish is fulfilled. It is celebrated in the courtyard of houses. In this festival, the whole family or villagers take part. The first day is for bathing, the second day is for fasting and on the third day, sacrifice takes place. People sacrifice goat and offer tapan (liquor) to sun.[3] Then they feast. It is celebrated by the Sadan people of Jharkhand.[1][4]

References
  1. "प्राकृतिक शक्ति सूर्य:झारखंड की अपनी परंपरा में छठ जैसा पर्व नहीं है, यहां सूरज की पूजा का त्योहार है सूरजाही". bhaskar. 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  2. "इचाकडीह में सुरजाही पूजा का आयोजन". livehindustan. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  3. Manish Ranjan (2022). JHARKHAND GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2021. Prabhat Prakashan. p. 3.25. ISBN 9789354883002.
  4. Lalan Tiwari (1995). Issues in Indian Politics. Mittal Publications. p. 378. ISBN 9788170996187.
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