Happy Jamaisosthi 2021 [TKB-Update]

Jamaishthi 2021 Jamaishthi of 2021 falls on 16th June. This ritual is going to be celebrated in the Bengali house with pomp and circumstance on the day of Holy Ashar. And with this style of hand, in the Bengali house, the son-in-law is going to fall in love with several royal dishes starting from hilsa fish. However, there is a conventional story behind this royal event.

Jamaisoshti is a popular practice. This custom originated from the festival of the sixth goddess. Jamaishthi has been observed since the Vedic age. Every year on the sixth day of the month of Jyastha, the sixth puja is held in the first morning. Worship is offered to the idol or painting of the sixth. Some people perform this pujo by placing pots.

It is said that once a housewife blamed her cat for stealing fish from her husband’s house. As a result, his child was lost. This is thought to be the result of his sin. Then the woman went to the forest and started worshiping the sixth goddess The goddess is pleased As a result, he got his child back in the forest. This is why the other name of the sixth goddess is Aranyasasthi.

Meanwhile, the mother-in-law stopped going to the bride’s father’s house to steal the fish and eat it. Desperate to see the girl in this situation, the parents once invited the son-in-law on the day of the sixth puja. When the wife arrives on the day of Jamaishthi Pujo, a flood of joy flows in the house. Sasthi Pujo is transformed into Jamaishthi.

The social significance of this festival in Bengali Hindu society is undeniable. This festival is celebrated especially in the families where there is a newly married daughter. During the puja, new clothes, fruits, betel-nuts, paddy-durba and palm fans are kept in separate malas for each member of the family. The devotees fast and worship the mother. You have to wear new clothes and eat fruits from Malsa.