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'''Gowri Habba''' is a [[Hindu]] [[Religious festival|festival]] celebrated a day before [[Ganesh Chaturthi]]. | '''Gowri Habba''' is a [[Hindu]] [[Religious festival|festival]] celebrated a day before [[Ganesh Chaturthi]] in Karnataka. | ||
This festival celebrates the goddess [[Parvati|Gowri]] or Gauri, (also known as Parvati) who is venerated as the mother of [[Ganesha]]. It is usually observed by married women and is a significant festival in [[Karnataka]].<ref>{{Cite book|title="A" Journey from Madras Through the Countries of Mysore, Canara and Malabar ... in the Dominions of the Rajah of Mysore and the Countries Acquired by the East-India-Company: Volume 4|last=Hamilton|first=Francis formerly Buchanan|publisher=Cadell & Davies|year=1807|pages=94}}</ref> It is known as '''Hartalika''' in the North Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. Gowri, the mother of Ganesha and wife of [[Shiva]], is worshipped throughout India for her ability to bestow upon her devotees courage and power. Hindu belief has it that Gowri is the [[incarnation]] of [[Shakti#Adi Parashakti|Aadhi Shakthi Mahamaya]]. She is the Shakthi of Shiva. It is believed that on Thadige, or the third day of the month of [[Bhaadra]], Gowri comes home like any married woman comes to her parents' house. The next day Ganesha, her son, comes as if to take her back to [[Mount Kailash|Kailasa]]. | This festival celebrates the goddess [[Parvati|Gowri]] or Gauri, (also known as Parvati) who is venerated as the mother of [[Ganesha]]. It is usually observed by married women and is a significant festival in [[Karnataka]].<ref>{{Cite book|title="A" Journey from Madras Through the Countries of Mysore, Canara and Malabar ... in the Dominions of the Rajah of Mysore and the Countries Acquired by the East-India-Company: Volume 4|last=Hamilton|first=Francis formerly Buchanan|publisher=Cadell & Davies|year=1807|pages=94}}</ref> It is known as '''Hartalika''' in the North Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. Gowri, the mother of Ganesha and wife of [[Shiva]], is worshipped throughout India for her ability to bestow upon her devotees courage and power. Hindu belief has it that Gowri is the [[incarnation]] of [[Shakti#Adi Parashakti|Aadhi Shakthi Mahamaya]]. She is the Shakthi of Shiva. It is believed that on Thadige, or the third day of the month of [[Bhaadra]], Gowri comes home like any married woman comes to her parents' house. The next day Ganesha, her son, comes as if to take her back to [[Mount Kailash|Kailasa]]. | ||
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==Swarna Gowri vratha rituals== | ==Swarna Gowri vratha rituals== | ||
{{Unreferenced section|date=August 2019}} | {{Unreferenced section|date=August 2019}} | ||
On this day, married women, after bathing, wear new or smart clothes and dress up the girls of the family. Then they do the 'sthapana' of either jalagauri or arishinadagauri (a symbolic [[Cult image|idol]] of Gowri made of [[turmeric]]). Painted and decorated clay idols of Gowri can be bought at the local market. The goddess' idol is mounted in a plate, with a cereal (rice or wheat) in it. As this [[Puja (Hinduism)|puja]] or ritual is to be performed with 'suchi' (cleanliness) and 'shraddhe' (dedication), the women go to temples or to another person's house, where it is performed according to set procedures or they can perform the ritual in their own homes. | On this day, married women, after bathing, wear new or smart clothes and dress up the girls of the family. Then they do the 'sthapana' of either jalagauri or arishinadagauri (a symbolic [[Cult image|idol]] of Gowri made of [[turmeric]]). Painted and decorated clay idols of Gowri can be bought at the local market. The goddess' idol is mounted in a plate, with a cereal (rice or wheat) in it. As this [[Puja (Hinduism)|puja]] or ritual is to be performed with 'suchi' (cleanliness) and 'shraddhe' (dedication), the women go to temples or to another person's house, where it is performed according to set procedures or they can perform the ritual in their own homes. | ||
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An offering of baagina occurs during the festival. At least five baaginas are prepared as part of the vratha. Each baagina usually contains a packet of arshina (turmeric), [[kumkum]], black bangles, black beads (used in the mangalsutra), a comb, a small mirror, baLe bicchoLe, [[coconut]], blouse piece, dhaanya (cereal), [[rice]], [[Dal#Common ingredients|toor dal]], [[Dal#Common ingredients|green dal]], wheat or rava and [[jaggery]] cut in a cube form. | An offering of baagina occurs during the festival. At least five baaginas are prepared as part of the vratha. Each baagina usually contains a packet of arshina (turmeric), [[kumkum]], black bangles, black beads (used in the mangalsutra), a comb, a small mirror, baLe bicchoLe, [[coconut]], blouse piece, dhaanya (cereal), [[rice]], [[Dal#Common ingredients|toor dal]], [[Dal#Common ingredients|green dal]], wheat or rava and [[jaggery]] cut in a cube form. | ||
The baagina is offered in a traditional mora (winnow painted with turmeric). One such baagina is offered to Gowri and set aside. The remaining Gowri baaginas are given to the married women.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bangalorepress.blogspot.com/2013/09/how-to-observe-swarna-gowri-vratha.html|title=Celebrate with Bangalore Press: How to observe Swarna Gowri Vratha?|last=Blog|first=Bangalore Press|date=2013-09-06|website=Celebrate with Bangalore Press|access-date=2019-08-29}}</ref> | The baagina is offered in a traditional mora (winnow painted with turmeric). One such baagina is offered to Gowri and set aside. The remaining Gowri baaginas are given to the married women.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bangalorepress.blogspot.com/2013/09/how-to-observe-swarna-gowri-vratha.html|title=Celebrate with Bangalore Press: How to observe Swarna Gowri Vratha?|last=Blog|first=Bangalore Press|date=2013-09-06|website=Celebrate with Bangalore Press|access-date=2019-08-29}}</ref> | ||
==Gauri habbada mangaladravya== | ==Gauri habbada mangaladravya== | ||
{{Unreferenced section|date=August 2019}} | {{Unreferenced section|date=August 2019}}Another speciality of this festival is that the married woman's parents and brothers (tavaru maneyavaru) send all items required for worship<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hindu Temple of Central Illinois - 2005 Prana Prathista and Kumbhabhishekam|url=https://hinduheritage.wildapricot.org/page-44866|access-date=2019-08-29|website=hinduheritage.wildapricot.org}}</ref> (mangaladravya) to the married daughters of their family. Some send money as a substitute for mangaladravya. This good practice remains unchanged and keeps people closer. Newly-married women give sixteen pairs (jothe) baagina to married women (Sumangalis) and obtain their blessings. One baagina is kept for the Goddess Gowri (Gowramma). The main food items in this festival's feast are the delectable "[[Puran poli|beLe hoLige" / "Kaayee-hoLige]]", "[[Pongal (dish)|Huggi]]" / "[[Chitranna]]" and "[[Bhaji|Bajji]]" . | ||
Another speciality of this festival is that the married woman's parents and brothers (tavaru maneyavaru) send all items required for worship<ref>{{Cite web | |||
==Customs== | ==Customs== | ||
{{Unreferenced section|date=August 2019}} | {{Unreferenced section|date=August 2019}} Newlywed couples are invited to the house of their in-laws and served with festive food. In the olden days, newly-wed couples had to wait till Gowri Habba to [[Consummation|consummate their marriage]]. The logic behind this practice is that if a child is conceived during Gowri Habba, which falls during the winter, the child would be born nine months later, during the summer, when it would be less prone to infections. This practice has been in place for years but has declined in recent times due to modernisation and wide contraceptive options. | ||
Newlywed couples are invited to the house of their in-laws and served with festive food. In the olden days, newly-wed couples had to wait till Gowri Habba to [[Consummation|consummate their marriage]]. The logic behind this practice is that if a child is conceived during Gowri Habba, which falls during the winter, the child would be born nine months later, during the summer, when it would be less prone to infections. This practice has been in place for years but has declined in recent times due to modernisation and wide contraceptive options. | Unmarried girls (kanya) in the house also wear a gauridaara, but it doesn't have knots, just 16 strand cotton thread dipped in turmeric and a yellow chrysanthemum looped in it. These girls must give a variant of baagina to their own sisters, (and optionally to cousins whose mothers perform the Vratha). This children's baagina consists of the decorative ornamental items (metal plastic or glass bangles, metal earrings, wearable necklace, in addition to comb, mirror, biccholay) the food items are omitted. This is given along with kumkuma (vermilion), betel leaf, betel nut, and fruit (small fruit other than coconut), and dakshine in small amount (gift money). | ||
== Photos == | |||
[[File:Gowri habba.jpg|center|thumb|gowri with ganesha ]] | |||
[[File:Gowri_Baagna_contents_part_1.jpg|thumb|Gowri Baagna contents part 1|center]] | |||
[[File:Gowri_Baagna_contents_part_2.jpg|thumb|Gowri Baagna contents part 2|center]] | |||
[[File:Gowri_Baagna_contents_part_3.jpg|thumb|Gowri Baagna contents part 3|center]] | |||
[[File:Gowri Habba - Swarna Gowri Vratha.jpg|thumb|Swarna Gowri Vratha|left]] | |||
[[File:Gowri_Habba_Protocol_-_Giving_Arashina_and_Kumkuma.jpg|thumb|Gowri Habba Protocol - Giving Arashina and Kumkuma|center]][[File:Gowri_Baagna_Container.jpg|thumb|Gowri Baagna Container|center]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||