Chaurchan
chaurchan special festival mithila region india nepal important fasting married woman mithila also known charchanna pabni chauth chand chauth chandra chorchan puja dedicated lord ganesha chandra deva lot religious significance day married woman keep fast different type dish prepared prasad ganesh chaturthi fast also observed day along lord ganesha lord vishnu goddess parvati moon god worshipped story chorchan puja also heard day arghya offered moon god chandra deva chaurchan puja fasting observed whole day married woman mithila clean courtyard house smearing cow dung local religious picture drawn place puja performed pithar made raw rice vermilion placed various type dish kheer sweet fruit curd served large banana leaf courtyard evening fasting woman turn towards west offer arghya lord moon one one keeping bowl sweet dish curd banana fruit etc hand offered moon chanting mantra following mantra chanted offering arghya follows सिंहः प्रसेनमवधिस्सिंहो जाम्बवता हतः सुकुमार मन्दिस्तव ह्येष स्यामन्तकः स्त one day lord ganesha roaming kailash vehicle mouse suddenly chandra deva started laughing seeing lord ganesha understand reason laughter asked chandra deva laughing responding chandra deva said laughing seeing strange form lord ganesha time also revealed form lord ganesha got angry chandra devas tendency make fun cursed chandra deva proud appearance look beautiful today would become ugly anyone see get false stigma called criminal even though committed offence hearing curse chandra devas pride shattered apologized lord ganesha said lord free curse seeing chandra deva repenting lord ganesha forgave curse could withdrawn completely said anyone would see moon god day ganesh chaturthi falsely accused avoid moon worshiped mithila evening ganesh chaturthi chauth chand also mentioned brahma purana story related lord krishna according story lord krishna accused stealing syamantaka gem stolen prasena lion killed prasena jambavan killed lion acquired gem lord krishna defeated jambavan war got gem became free stigma according historian festival chaurchan puja became popular mithila th century ce history related regime king hemangad thakur mithila kingdom king hemangad thakur arrested mughal paying tax mughal emperor brought delhi sent jail jail composed astronomical text grahan mala account eclipse date year ad ad said mughal emperor akbar became impressed hemangad thakur work grahan mala returned tax free mithila kingdom king hemangad thakur hemangad thakur came mithila tax free kingdom queen hemalata said today moon mithila become free stigma see worship people mithila started celebrating festival chaurchan puja larger enthusiasm king hemangad thakur consultation pandits declared chaurchan lokaparva folk festival mithila kingdom