Source::Rss
On the day of Kartik Shukla Navami, there is a Maithil tradition of eating at the foot of the Amla (Dhatri) tree. During the special festival, the youth group has been busy preparing for the collective meal in the slums since morning. During this festival, it is customary to cook food and eat it at the foot of an Amla tree near the house, in the garden, or in the forest area.
During the festival, there is a tradition of cooking and eating only vegetarian food including Amla's special dishes (pickle, marmalade, and chutney
During the festival, especially teenagers and young people are busy preparing the forest feast. Several forest party teams have reached the foot of the amla tree in the forest area near Kareghopte, Maisthan, Tuteshwar, Raimandal, Kalapani, and Gauridanda forest park in the Bardibas city area. Today (Kartik Shukla Navami) is also called Kushmand Navami in Mithila.
“The special festival has a message to increase the use of amla in food now that the cold weather is approaching,” said Pandit Mahesh Kumar Jha of Bardibas Municipality-2._Rss
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