Source::Rss
Kojagrata Purnima, which is celebrated on the day of Ashwin Shukla Purnima, ends the 15-day long Dashian festival. As per Nepal Panchang Adjudicatory Development Committee, all the sacrificial works to be performed according to the scriptures, i.e., the entire sacrificial work, have been completed with the completion of all the sacrifices, the process of taking blessings from the dignitaries by putting Tika and Jamra as offerings of Navadurga, which started from Vijayadashami, also ends. Today, Jamra is taken to nearby rivers, ponds, ponds, etc.
Durga Paksha i.e. Dashain festival which started from the day of Ashwin Shukla Pratipada is celebrated by common Nepalese people according to their own preferences.Durga Paksha is celebrated today by worshipping Mahalakshmi, one of the three forms of Goddess Durga. Navratri ends on the day of Vijayadashami, but Durga Paksha ends on the day of Ashwin Shukla Purnima.
Mahalakshmi is worshipped 15 days before Lakshmi Puja, so this festival has special significance. This full moon is also known as Kaumudi. Along with Mahalakshmi, Indra riding on an elephant should also be worshipped. Kartik bath and special worship of Tulsi has also started from today. Aakash Deepdan is also being started today evening.
“This festival was started based on the religious belief that Mahalakshmi, who is travelling around the earth, enters the house of people who worship Mahalakshmi in the evening and gives them wealth and prosperity.” Said Srikrishna Adhikari, Chairman of the Committee._Rss
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