Raja (festival)
raja parba odia ରଜ ପର୍ବ pronounced ɾɔdʒɔ pɔɾbɔ also known mithuna sankranti threedaylong festival womanhood celebrated odisha india second day festival signifies beginning solar month mithuna season rain start believed hindu earth goddess bhumi one consort deity vishnu experience menstruation first three day festival fourth day called vasumati snana ceremonial bath bhumi term raja came sanskrit word raja mean menstruation menstruating woman called rajasvala medieval period festival became popular agricultural holiday marking worship bhumi venerated consort jagannath regional form vishnu silver murti bhumi present puri temple beside jagannath fall mid june first day called pahili raja second day mithuna sankranti third day bhudaaha basi raja final fourth day called basumati snana lady bath grinding stone symbol bhumi turmeric paste adore flower sindoor etc type seasonal fruit offered mother bhumi day first day called sajabaja preparatory day house kitchen including grinding stone cleaned spice ground three day three day woman girl take rest work wear new saree alata ornament similar ambubachi mela popular among numerous festival odisha raja celebrated three consecutive day earth prepares quench thirst incoming rain unmarried girl family groomed impending matrimony festival pas three day joyous festivity observe custom like eating uncooked nourishing food especially podapitha take bath take salt walk barefoot vow give birth healthy child future vivid enjoyable memory one raja gaiety ropeswings big banyan tree lyrical folksong one listens nubile beauty enjoying atmosphere celebrate advent monsoon joyous festival arranged five day villager though celebrated state enthusiastically observed odisha celebrated much fervour across coastal district first day called saja baja second day called pahili raja third raja sankranti fourth bhumi dahana basi raja fifth basumati snana according popular belief woman menstruate sign fertility also mother earth menstruates three day festival considered menstruating period mother earth festival agricultural operation remain suspended mark respect towards earth menstruation day agricultural work come standstill day significantly festival unmarried girl potential mother observe restriction prescribed menstruating woman first day rise dawn hair anoint body turmeric paste oil take purificatory bath river tank peculiarly bathing rest two day prohibited dont walk barefoot scratch earth grind tear anything apart cut cook three consecutive day seen best dress decoration eating cake rich food house friend relative spending long cheery hour moving improvised swing rending village sky merry impromptu song swing different variety ram doli charki doli pata doli dandi doli etc song specially meant festival speak love affection respect social behaviour everything social order come mind singer anonymous composed extempore much song sheer beauty diction sentiment earned permanence gone make substratum odishas folkpoetry girl thus scatter beauty grace music around moving swing festival young men give strenuous game good food eve onset monsoon give even minute respite practically four month making one mud slush relentless shower spirit keep high hope good harvest agricultural activity remain suspended joyous atmosphere pervades young men village keep busy various type country game favourite kabadi competition also held different group village night jatra performance gotipua dance arranged prosperous village afford professional group enthusiastic amateur also arrange play kind entertainment ambubachi mela jagannath keddaso odia language odia literature salepur sisua village teej medium related raja parba wikimedia common