KARTIK PURNIMA
According to Hindu calendar, it falls around one month after Sharad Purnima or (Kumar Purnima as itwell known in Odisha) and almost fifteen days after Deepavali. It is the fifteenth day of the bright fortnight of the Kartik month.
Kartik Purnima is a festival celebrated in different ways/styles/beliefs by the Hindus, Sikhs and Jains. There are different names for this also, such as Tripuri Purnima, Tripurari Purnima, Deva-Diwali or Deva-Deepavali, Guruparab or Guru Nanak Jayanti, as different communities celebrate this occasion according to their own beliefs, customs and traditions. But they all consider this day, the fifteenth lunar day of Kartik,very auspicious. In some parts of the country, the whole month of Kartik is considered to be the holiest month among all according to the Hindu calendar.
Jainism:According to Jains, Kartik Purnima is a very important religious day. They celebrate this day by visiting 'Palitana', a Jain pilgrimage centre. Thousands of Jain pilgrims flock to the foothills of Shatrunjaya hills of Palitana taluka on the day of Kartik Purnima to undertake the auspicious Shri Shatrunjay Teerth Yatra.
Sikhism:
According to Sikhism, there are no so called auspicious days. On the other hand , any day or month devoted towards pursuing divine entity is auspicious for them.
Guru Nanak Jayanti is celebrated with great fervor by Sikhs, as it is the birthday of the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak Dev Ji.
Hinduism:
Among hindus also, there are different beliefs/thoughts regarding Kartik Purnima. According to some, it's the victory of Lord Shiva over the demon named Tripusara. That's why it's also called as Tripuri or Tripurari Purnima.
According to some, it's celebrated as Deva-Diwali or Deva-Deepavali, the festival of lights or the Diwali of Gods and Goddesses.
In Odisha, Kartik Purnima is known as Rasa Purnima(ରାସ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣିମା), 'boita bandana' 'ବୋଇତ ବନ୍ଦାଣ' or Danga bhasa(ଡଙ୍ଗା ଭସା). Boita bandana is one of the ancient festivals of the state. It reminds the maritime glory of Odisha. In the olden days "sadhaba puas"/sea traders used to sail off to distant islands like Java, Sumatra, Bali, Indonesia etc. for their trade by their huge boats (boita/danga). The women of the community were giving them a hearty send off on this auspicious day.
Now-a-days in the memory of those golden days, people still continue with the tradition, by floating small boats made out of cork, thermocol, decorated with colored papers They head toward the nearest water body very early in the morning for setting afloat miniature boats (ବୋଇତ), made from banana stems, coconut sticks, fabric, betel leaves and lit with deepak/lamps.
It's also called "Danga Bhasa" meaning floating the boat.
Jainism:According to Jains, Kartik Purnima is a very important religious day. They celebrate this day by visiting 'Palitana', a Jain pilgrimage centre. Thousands of Jain pilgrims flock to the foothills of Shatrunjaya hills of Palitana taluka on the day of Kartik Purnima to undertake the auspicious Shri Shatrunjay Teerth Yatra.
Sikhism:
According to Sikhism, there are no so called auspicious days. On the other hand , any day or month devoted towards pursuing divine entity is auspicious for them.
Guru Nanak Jayanti is celebrated with great fervor by Sikhs, as it is the birthday of the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak Dev Ji.
Hinduism:
Among hindus also, there are different beliefs/thoughts regarding Kartik Purnima. According to some, it's the victory of Lord Shiva over the demon named Tripusara. That's why it's also called as Tripuri or Tripurari Purnima.
According to some, it's celebrated as Deva-Diwali or Deva-Deepavali, the festival of lights or the Diwali of Gods and Goddesses.
In Odisha, Kartik Purnima is known as Rasa Purnima(ରାସ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣିମା), 'boita bandana' 'ବୋଇତ ବନ୍ଦାଣ' or Danga bhasa(ଡଙ୍ଗା ଭସା). Boita bandana is one of the ancient festivals of the state. It reminds the maritime glory of Odisha. In the olden days "sadhaba puas"/sea traders used to sail off to distant islands like Java, Sumatra, Bali, Indonesia etc. for their trade by their huge boats (boita/danga). The women of the community were giving them a hearty send off on this auspicious day.
Now-a-days in the memory of those golden days, people still continue with the tradition, by floating small boats made out of cork, thermocol, decorated with colored papers They head toward the nearest water body very early in the morning for setting afloat miniature boats (ବୋଇତ), made from banana stems, coconut sticks, fabric, betel leaves and lit with deepak/lamps.
It's also called "Danga Bhasa" meaning floating the boat.
କାର୍ତ୍ତିକ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣିମା/ରାସ ପୁର୍ଣିମା/ବୋଇତ ବନ୍ଦାଣ/ଡଙ୍ଗା ଭସା
କାର୍ତ୍ତିକ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣିମା ଦିନଟିକୁ ଅନେକ ହିନ୍ଦୁ, ଶିଖ୍ ଓ ଜୈନ ଧର୍ମର ଲୋକମାନେ ଭିନ୍ନ ଭିନ୍ନ ଭାବରେ ପାଳନ କରନ୍ତି । ଓଡିଶାରେ ଏହି ପର୍ବଟି ରାସ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣିମା, ବୋଇତ ବନ୍ଦାଣ, ଓ ଡଙ୍ଗା ଭସା ନାମରେ ପରିଚିତ ଅଟେ ।
ଆମ ଓଡ଼ିଶା ବାସୀଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଏହି ପର୍ବ ପାଳନ ସହିତ ଜଡିତ ଥିବା କଳିଙ୍ଗର ଅତୀତ ଗୌରବମୟ ଦିନଗୁଡ଼ିକର ସ୍ମୃତି ଝଲସ ଉଠେ ।
ପ୍ରାଚୀନ କାଳରୁ ସାଧବ ପୁଅମାନେ ଦୂରସ୍ଥ ଦ୍ବୀପ ସମୂହ ଜାଭା, ସୁମାତ୍ରା, ବାଲି ଇତ୍ୟାଦି ବିଭିନ୍ନ ସ୍ଥାନକୁ ନୌବାଣିଜ୍ଯ ନିମନ୍ତେ ବୋଇତ ବସି ଯାଉଥିଲେ । ପବିତ୍ର କାର୍ତ୍ତିକ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣିମା ଦିନରେ ସ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଲୋକଙ୍କ ଦ୍ବାରା ଶୁଭ ମନାସି, ବୋଇତ ବନ୍ଦାଣ ପରେ, ସାନବଡ଼ ପୁଅମାନଙ୍କ ନୌବାଣିଜ୍ଯ ନିମନ୍ତେ ଯାତ୍ରା ଆରମ୍ଭ ହେଉଥିଲା ।
ଅତୀତର ସ୍ମୃତିକୁ ଆଖି ଆଗରେ ରଖି, ପ୍ରତି ବର୍ଷ ଓଡିଶାର ଲୋକମାନେ ଏହି ଅତିଥିରେ ବଡି ସକାଳୁ ଉଠି ନିତ୍ୟକର୍ମ ସାରି ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଶୁଭ ମନାସି ଡଙ୍ଗା ଭସାଇ ଦିଅନ୍ତି ।
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