Budhi Diwali in India(बूढ़ी दिवाली) Celebrations, Significance
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Deepawali is celebrated in India at the same time with great love and devotion. But still there are some parts of India where it is celebrated after some time and is called “Budhi Diwali”.
Which Places celebrate Budhi Diwali(बूढ़ी दिवाली किन जगहों पर मनाई जाती है)?
Budhi Diwali is celebrated in some very hilly and remote areas of Himachal Pradesh.
Himachal Pradesh is the northern part of India and is famous for its beauty. Some of its parts like Giripar area of Sirmaur, some villages of Shimla and Nirmand in Kullu, Budhi Diwali is celebrated.
Budhi Diwali is celebrated every year with gaiety and traditional way in Giripar region on Amavasya, a month after Diwali. Apart from Giripar, old Diwali is also celebrated in some villages of Shimla district, Jaunsar region of Uttarakhand and Nirmand in Kullu district.
Budhi Diwali is celebrated here a month after Diwali. In Giripar area of Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh “Budhi Diwali” is celebrated as ‘Mashraali’.
Also Read: Himachal Pradesh is known as “Dev Bhoomi”
The historic Budhi Diwali Fair of Nirmand is also very famous related to this.
Celebrations of Budhi Diwali बूढ़ी दिवाली
People living in these areas perform Budhi Diwali in their own traditional ways. They sing Parokadiya Geet, Virah Geet Bhayuri, Rasa, and also perform Naatiyan, Swang as well as Hudak dance. Naatiyan and Hudak are the traditional dance forms of Himachal Pradesh.
There is also a tradition of performing Badhechu dance on the festival of Budi Diwali, while in some villages, people of a community perform the Budiyat dance at midnight.
Why Budhi Diwali is celebrated?
A lot of snow falls in those areas where Budhi Diwali is celebrated. The temperature is always very low in minus. Due to this these areas cut from rest of the world and the communications stops.
It is believed that due to non-communication the news of Lord Rama’s returning to Ayodhya reached here around one month later. This is the reason why Budhi Diwali बूढ़ी दिवाली is celebrated after one month from the actual Diwali.
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