Jitiya
jitiya also called jiutiya jivitputrika threedaylong ancient hindu festival celebrated seventh ninth lunar day krishnapaksha ashvin month celebrated mainly nepal indian state uttar pradesh bihar jharkhand mother fast without water wellbeing son celebrated eight day jharkhand first moon day eight moon day first half ashvin month three day long festival nahaikhai first day nahaikhai mother eat food taking bath food vegetarian prepared ghee pink salt khurjitiya jiviputrika day second day mother observe strict fasting without drinking water parana third day mother break fasting variety delicacy prepared curry rice noni portulaca oleracea saag maruaeleusine coracana roti state bihar story jackal eagle famous together deity jiutvahan people also offer prayer name jackal eagle state jharkhand known jitiya people celebrate eight day start first day ashwin month pani bharwa village announces starting jitiya festival purnima next day woman collect sand river bamboo basket early morning one see put eight type seed rice gram corn etc sing song eight day dont eat onion garlic meat seventh day put food jackles eagle bank river bathing fast eat eight type vegetable rice arua madua roti evening fast eighth day eighth day plant branch jitiya sacred fig courtyard akhra prepare pua dhooska put eight type vegetable flower fruit basket worship jitiya branch listening story jitvahan brahmin ask jitiya jitvahan long life child sing song jhumar dance whole night next day emmerse branch sacred fig tree river stream bath put flower garland neck child jitiya important festival nepali married woman mithilanchal tharu woman eastern central nepal nepali tharu woman observe nirjala fast without water day break fast next day end ashtami sometimes ashtami begin afternoon woman may fast two day since nothing even drop water put mouth fast also called khar jitia child escaped severe accident believed blessing mother performed brat trend tradition eat fish chapatti roti bread made millet marua previous day tharus night prior fast take meal beginning ashtami peculiar fasting often child awoken fed preparation tharu woman also perform traditional dance called jhamta jitiya festival according story jimutvahana king gandharvas gave kingdom brother went forest serve father married malayavati saw old woman mourning told belongs nagavamsha family snake due oath offer son sankhchuda garuda tomorrow feed jimutvahana promised protect son next day lay bed rock offered garuda garuda came attacked jimutvahana claw jimutvahana stayed calm garuda stopped attacking garuda inquired identity jimutvahana narrated entire story impressed kindness benevolence garuda promised take sacrifice nagavamsha cherish legend mother keep fast wellbeing child story similar nagananda joy snake sanskrit play written emperor harsha th century ce vidyadara king jimutvahana sacrifice life naga garuda according story jimutaketu king snow clad mountain country vidyadhara house heavensent wishing tree legecy forefather son asked tree son child born named jimutvahana full compassion living being spoke father asked wishing tree banish poverty give wealth men tree sent gold shower earth men rejoiced fame jimutvahana extended far wide even king jimutaketu filled hatred throne firmly fixed son glory wanted seize place wishing tree grows bent war jimutvahana gave fighting thorne relative left forest father mother malaya mountain place siddha prince wished marry sister malayavati jimutvahana jimutvahana married past life jimutvahana vidyadhara malayavati wife saw woman cry son woman sankhchuda tell naga serpent king sent rock death sankhachuda told garuda son vinata started kill naga getting nector vishnu past kadru made vinata slave garuda started eating snake king snake vasuki foresaw destruction serpent made pact garuda send one snake day jimutvahana placed rock death garuda came earth began tremble garuda bore jimutvahana away beak started eat rain flower started fall heaven garuda wondered incident stopped eating jimutvahana garuda tell jimutvahana snake jimutvahana tell snake sankhachuda told sanke jimutvahana garuda realised jimutvahana snake king vidyadharas filled gulit jimutvahana told garuda eat snake garuda go bring nectar heaven heal wound jimutvahana bring back life snake whose bone lie rock guari came heaven sprinkled nectar foot jimutvahana garuda came sprinkled nectar snake became alive clothes snake mother father wife jimutvahana came praised jimutvahana reigned vidhyadhara