Cheti Chand
chetri chandra sindhi چيتي چند moon chaitra festival mark beginning lunar hindu new year sindhi hindu date festival based lunar cycle lunisolar hindu calendar falling first day year sindhi month chet chaitra typically fall late march early april gregorian calendar day gudi padwa maharashtra ugadi part deccan region hindu samvat nav varsha beginning new year hindu samvat calendar india festival mark arrival spring harvest sindhi community also mark birth uderolal prayed hindu god varun dev bank river indus save persecution tyrannical muslim ruler mirkhshah varun dev morphed warrior old man preached reprimanded mirkhshah muslim hindu deserve religious freedom jhulelal became champion people sindh religion among sufi muslim follower jhulelal known khwaja khizir zindapir hindu sindhi according legend celebrate new year uderolals birthday tradition likely started daryapanthis british colonial rule era major annual fair melas used held uderolal zindapir near hyderabad pakistan contemporary time sindhi community celebrates festival cheti chand major fair feast party procession jhankis glimpse stage jhulelal avatar varun dev similar vithoba hindu deity social dancing day many sindhi take baharana sahib representation jhulelal nearby river lake baharana sahib consists jyot oil lamp misiri crystal sugar fota cardamom fal fruit akha behind kalash water jar nariyal coconut covered cloth phool flower patta leaf also murti statue pujya jhulelal devta cheti chand major festival sindhi hindu india pakistan also celebrated hindu sindhi diaspora around world image cheti chand sindhunagar sindhunagarcom recipe make tairi authentic sindhi delicacy sweet rice made occasion chetichand sindhirasoicom