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Puni or Purnima is an impotrant religious
celebration in Nepal. The west Nepal especially hilly and mountain region of mid
western and Far western region people celebrates Purnima in a use level.
On , the day of Purnima offering pooja to
God Masta; a form of Mahadev. As well as offering pooja to Pitta; Marking as a
god to those who killed or died unnormally. The family member offering pooja to
pitta. on the day of offering their god
and goddess during Purnima. It’s believed that they do not get able to travel
heaven.
Mainly Purnima celebrated three times a year;Baisakh,Jestha and Anantey Puni on month of Ashoj
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· In Mid and Far Western region "Tharpa Masto" culture is highly followed. To participate on this Mastha Pooja
people who were outside of village’s used to come to their home. in other words its type of Kul Puja. In this region
it’s valued an important festival than that of Dashain festival. Almost a week, different celebrations has been occurred in different temple lies in Karnali.
It can be also known as offering pooja to their Istha devta and Kul Devta. Kul
devta is known as; the god whom offering by every family ancestors and
continued offering wherever they gone and stayed. Offering pooja is continuing
to generations to generations.
Following are
some celebrations of Temple
that I had tried to brief how it was celebrated.
Khapar
Paith Celebrations
The temple of
Khapar lies on the top of
villag Sukatiya Inside of Patal forest at
Sukatiya VDC of
Kalikot district.
It is a day downhill
and uphill walk
from district headquarter called Manma.
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| Khapar paith |
Pooja of Khapar
celebrated on a a day beore Anantey Purnima falls on the Nepali month of Ashoj.
Paith is a local word that describes Jatra or Festivals.
Local people
tell us Khappar is a Bhutansi Devta; an evil power marked as a god.The
villagers used to celebrate this pooja because; long time ago Khapper used to
gives trouble to villagers.later,when villagers make promised to built a temple
and offer him as a god. Then it’s believed that Khapar look after the villager
from any upcoming trouble.
People from
different VDC come to observed and celebrate Khapar Paith. On every Purnima
people brought Boka; a virgin male goats offered, Cocks and many more have been
offered by the believers. In other region
of temple when some one offered Boka they took with them after sacrifice and
shows blood to god but in this area they left offered goats and cocks. As well
as the money are not used to offered as Vheti; person who donate money to god. People brought their wish fulfill after
offering pooja before at temple.
The day of
celebrations when we were at temple to observed paith; We saw two people
infront of Dhamis outside of temple. They were saying we come because we had
settle the problem and inform you not to harm the concern person to whom I had
ask you to punish before.
Story behind
this two men and women was; a man lost his gold in the hotel run by women at
Manma. He only knows lost of gold when he come back to his home.next day he
goes to same hotel and ask to help to get back his gold.There was a big discuss
between owner and victim.later,lack of proves he was forced to go back and do
not disturb hotelier. After that he direct goes to this Khapar temple and
offered puja (Devta garney; means do not leave the person who had harm him/her
and brought back that person to your feet)and ask to find person and penalized
who had stolen his gold.He promised if you (khapar god) make my gold back I
will never forget to offered pooja of yours.
After five
months of pooja offered by this person; the husband of hotelier call him and
realize that he had taken that gold. That was my mistake I am sorry. He also
promised to give back the money valued to that gold. Also he added my wife
doesnot know any things abiut this. He call him because by last five four month
things are not going normal in his life. He comes to know that this because of
his pooja offered to Khapar Devta.
So then
settlement between two parties has been done. Some portions of money has been
handed to him and paper work has been done with date coted by how many days he
is going to pay back rest of the money.
Thus, a man who had theft gold gone to India
in search of work . On this Purnima they come together with paper that because to
show to show the signed paper to you(Khapar God) about finding and agreements
between us. So, that the god will not harm him and his family as well as do not
makes trouble to their work.
Jangey
Paith
This is the last day of Anantey Purnima
festival celebrated in Sukatiya VDC. It is one of the most observed festivals
in that area. People from other VDCs also come to watch this festival. All
Dhami’s from the area were invited and come to take part in this event. Though,
people called as Jangey Paith exactly it offered to Mastha God.
Story about the Janga Bir Shahi
Long time ago people used to go far away
to celebrate this Purnima festival later Jangey Bir Shahi had started this
Purnima festival in the area and by the time it was called Jangey Paith. It is
said that Jangey Bir Shahi was the most valued person in this area during the
era of Panchayat and Rana Regime. He was the ruler of the time of this area.
Local still saying his stories that passes
by the generation like; Once when he was gone to visit Kathmandu and meet Rana regime;
he Said Mr. Jangey I heard many people were died because of unknown disease is
it true later Janga Bir Shahi replied, Highness when I will died then think all
people were died in the area so, things are not bad as you heard.
Thus, his connection with the rulers on
that time makes him more powerful in that area. Ruling by their children in the
area remains till the Maoist insurgency period.
During the time of maoist, after his
death of 60/70 years on 2052 B.S the Maoist insurgency was in high level they
had looted his house. People from that community still saying it took almost 2
days to take the things from his house to more than 200 maoist. When maoist looted the house from then the
bad day of his family started. Though still, they are the main person in the
society to manage all conflicts and problem between the people, community in the
area.
