Manabasa Gurubara

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Mānabasā Gurubāra , Margasira Guruvaram
Manabasa Gurubara Mahalaxmi puja.jpg
Observed byOdias
TypeHindu
ObservancesLaxmi Puja
Begins1st Thursday of the month of Margasira
Frequencyannual
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Mānabasā Gurubāra is a festival celebrated by Odia Hindus in the Indian state of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. It is also celebrated by Odias living in Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, South Jharkhand and South West Bengal. Even this festival is celebrated by Telugu's living in Andhra Pradesh/mostly in North Andhra Pradesh .In this festival Goddess Mahalaxmi is the presiding deity. It is believed by the people that the goddess herself comes to every household and removes pain and sorrow. It is held on every Thursday in the month of Margasira.[1][2][3]

It is believed that Goddess Lakshmi loves a clean house so all women make their houses clean then decorate the house with jhoti chita.[4] It is believed that the most beautiful house of the village will be visited by Goddess Lakshmi and can get money and prosperity.

History[]

This festival is based on the Hindu mythology of Goddess Laxmi in Laxmi Puran.[5] In this Purana, once the Goddess Laxmi visited Shriya, a scavenger Low caste woman, for which Balaram, the elder brother of Jagannath got angry with Laxmi, and she was turned out from Jagannath Temple, Puri, one of the four most sacred places of Pilgrimage (Dham) of the Hindus. Laxmi leaves the temple, and avenges the insult by cursing her husband and elder brother-in-law to go through a prolonged ordeal without food, water or shelter. The Purana raises voice against the evil practices of Untouchability in society. It also stresses importance on feminism, and empowers the female power to resist male hegemony. As per this Laxmi Puran, puja is performed for Goddess Laxmi.[6][7]

References[]

  1. ^ "In Pics: Manabasa Gurubar enters its third phase". Archived from the original on 2015-12-15.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Manabasa Gurubara".
  3. ^ "Manabasa Gurubara".
  4. ^ "Jhooti, Gurubara Chitta - Rangoli :- A Symbol of Traditional Odia Culture : Margasira Masa Sesa Gurubar #Odisha #Festival #Odia". eodisha.org. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Lakhmi Puarana".
  6. ^ "Manabasa Gurubar – Worship of Goddess Lakshmi on Thursday in Orissa Margasira".
  7. ^ "Laxmi Purana" (PDF).
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