List of Sindhi Hindu festivals
sindhi rich clearly distinct cultural heritage festive important festival hindu sindhi birthday lord jhoolelal cheti chand cheti chand celebration birth sai uderolal avatar varun devta god water popularly known jhulelal much said written would superfluous mention event sindh beginning new year considered cheti chand businessmen open new account book cheti chand many however eve diwali full moon people used go river lake offer akho pinch rice mixed milk flour river darya ritual performed well festival opportunity people sindhi origin come together pay tribute cultural spiritual heritage sagra sacred thread sindhi bhaibands often lived foreign country therefore wife always worried good health husband purpose performed pooja fasted four monday sawan month perform pooja distribute sweet rice sacred thread tied wrist priest bandhan mahalakshmis sacred thread mahalakshmiajosagro sacred thread strip day day sacred thread untied celebrated important day special savoury like satpura pakwan suji maida made distributed firstly priest poor afterwards remaining savoury used family member fast sindhi generally monday saturday giyaras ekadashi umaas amavasya observed fast vrats fast satyanarayan nine day ekaanaas one meal generally taken teejri festival take place month sawan married woman girl paint hand foot mehndi go fast whole day time play game swing jhulas sing love song orthodox strict sindhi woman even drink sip water break fast night making offering moon would break fast also referred sindhi version karwa chauth akhan teej sindh akshaya tritiya known akhandi celebrated vaisakha day new earthen pot water matkas kept everyone offered clean cool water significance day offer water thirsty hence every nook corner sharbat piece apple offered passersby along prasad day also customary send new earthen pot fruit priest mandirs aunnmatyo month sawan baaras dwadashi krishna paksha cereal used food changed ie instead wheat rice chapati made gram flour besan eaten ban badhri month bado baaras dwadashi shukla paksha varun dev taken avatar lieu small insect like ant etc fed gur jaggery musti married daughter invited parent meal somavati umaas certain month umaas take place monday day considered important snan ritual dip water without talking anyone early morning also called gungee umaas ganga amavasya nandhi vaddi thadri take place month sawan day thadree day people cook lola sweet flour cake rote fried cake lighting fire house thadree day lolas rote eaten curd pickle day drop water also sprinkled cooking fire appease sitladevi mata janamashtami ram navmi shivratri since krishna born midnight janamashtami bhajans kirtan held temple till midnight ram navmi lord rama birthday celebrated shivratri people drink thaadhal bhang making offering mahadev temple village city big pot taahri sweet rice prepared distributed among tirmoori festive day parent send ladoos chiki laaee made tils married daughter makar sankranti day sun move south north therefore also called utraan uttarayan tirmoori battle mahabharata bhishma pitamah breathe last till ‘ utraan since day happens flash light dev lok applying oil prohibited festival dussehra day dussehra ramlila program attended throng people dussehra day colourful effigy ravana kumbhakarna meghnath burnt diyaaree two day diwali sindhi start lighting diyaas earthen lamp dhan tera bazaar full prospective consumer friend relative meet one another affection extend pleasantry sweetmeat night laxmi poojan take place member family pray reverence respect night people take hand stick rag dipped oil tied burnt called mollawaro everyone shout mollawaro mollawaro giyaras kati independence pakistan day people sindh used engaged giving charity whole bazaar would full hundred beggar needy would spread cloth people according might would throw money bhugra fruit etc juggler used arrange tamashas road monkey bear dancing tune played juggler atmosphere gaiety prevailed day navratra day devotee devi eat one meal day even shave cut hair lady sing bhajans nagarparkar used dance like garba gujrat lal loi part sindh sindhi community celebrates laal loi january every year lal loi kid bring wood stick grand parent aunty like fire camp burn stick night people enjoying dancing playing around fire lady whose wish fulfilled offer coconut fire distribute prasad sesa continues till midnight rakhri purnima sawan month according daswani parchani family priest sindh traditionally tied rakhi entire family ritual sister tying rakhi round brother wrist borrowed result nonsindhi influence north india festival sister tie rakhi brother day called rakhree bandhan people city place near river sea used offer coconut milk god water varun devta travelling ship boat safe sound journey shraadh india month september bado meant krishna paksha pitar pakhiya member family died particular tithi day date shraadh offered solace deceased soul brahmin given food dakhshna said arya samaj carried strong movement shraadh shraadhs continued faith people since felt method deceased member family remembered family member good gathering nagapanchmi gogho day whenever snake charmer brought snake given dakshina also milk snake nagpanchami also called gogho folklore kutch gujarat holi festival colour young old join together express joy change season people correlate holi festival holika sister hirnakashyap father bhakt prahlad sindh literature festival hyderabad literary festival sindh cultural caravan sindhi cultural day sindhi cultural day annual festival celebrated sindh sindhi across world sindhi diaspora