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Nanda Raj Jat in Uttarakhand Himalaya: Commencement with Annual Kurur Jat, Affined Narratives and Significance (RJELAL) Research Journal of English Language and Literature Vol.4.Issue 4. 2016 A Peer Reviewed (Refereed) International (Oct.Dec.) Journalhttp://www.rjelal.com; Email:[email protected] REVIEW ARTICLE NANDA RAJ JAT IN UTTARAKHAND HIMALAYA: COMMENCEMENT WITH ANNUAL KURUR JAT, AFFINED NARRATIVES AND SIGNIFICANCE PUSHPA Research Scholar H.N.B Garhwal University, Srinagar Garhwal Uttarakhand, India ABSTRACT Nanda Devi, also known by the name Gaura, Parvati, Bhagwati, Ambika, is the most revered and sacred deity in Uttarakhand state. Different festivals and Jats organized every year to pay love and devotion to Nanda devi. At present innumerable devotees from different states and countries take part in jats and festivals. The present paper is an attempt to explore the world famous twelve yearly festival Nanda Raj-Jat. It comprises the myths, rituals, narratives affined to Nanda Devi Raj Jat. Describes the Annual KururJat, its significance and conclude with the significance of Nanda Raj Jat ©KY PUBLICATIONS Nanda Devi: a short Introduction which came to be known, later as ‘Shakti Peeths’. Nanda Devi is the most reverend and Parvati again took birth from the womb of venerated deity in Uttarakhand. Her propitiation is Mainawati (wife of sage Hemant in Rissasau) as done in so many forms. She is known as Gaura, Nanda Devi and married to Lord Shiva. Bill Aitken in Uma, Bhagwati, Parvati, Ambika, Hemwati. She is his book ‘The Nanda Devi Affair’ says-‘Although the consort of Lord Shiva. Sherman Oakley in his Nanda Devi is the wife of Lord Shiva and not book ‘Holy Himalaya: The Religion, Traditions and immediately recognizable as Lakshmi, the consort of Scenery of a Himalayn province (Kumaun and Vishnu.’ Garhwal)’ says-“Nanda Devi is a favourite goddess in The inhabitants of Garhwal and Kumaun Kumaun”. Mythological tales said that once deify Nanda Devi as daughter and sister. According DakshaPrajapati (father of Parvati) organized a to Dr. Shuiv Prasad Naithani- “In Garhwal and religious function and invited sages and all deities Kumaun the name Nanda for Uma Parvati is more in except Lord Shiva. Parvati asked for permission but Practice”.The folktales and folklores explore her as did not get permission to attend the function. But daughter. She is the family deity of the descendents she obdurately went to attend the function at which of the erstwhile kings of Garhwal and Kumaun. She she has to face bad comments about Lord Shiva. As is loved, reverend and venerated as daughter. a result, Devi jumped into the havankund. Lord Shiva Nanda Raj Jat is perhaps the result of this came there and took her body on his shoulders. He endearment, reverence and adoration. Annual Jats started journey with the body of Devi and the and twelve yearly Raj jat celebrates to pay revere, operating system of this universe disrupted. Shivji adoration to Nanda Devi. became delirious and now it had became necessary Different Narratives in Garhwal and Kumaun to separate her body from Lord Shiva. Different There are so many narratives about Nanda parts of her body fell at different places, each one of 289 PUSHPA (RJELAL) Research Journal of English Language and Literature Vol.4.Issue 4. 2016 A Peer Reviewed (Refereed) International (Oct.Dec.) Journalhttp://www.rjelal.com; Email:[email protected] Devi in Uttarakhand. These narratives are varying and ate the banana leaf. Buffalo devoured the little from one place to another. Narratives of Nauti goddess Nanda Devi and the nature became Nanda Devi temple are quite different from the diabolic. Then Chand Raja started the Nanda annual narratives of Almora Nanda Devi temple. One of the festival for the peace of his sister’s soul. famous narratives of Nanda Devi at Nauti temple is Annual Jats and Annual Festival about Hemant Rishi, the father of Nanda Devi. In respect of Maa Nanda different kinds of Nanda Bhagwati is the daughter of Hemant Rishi festival, fairs and jats have been organizing for many who lived at Ressasau. Hemant Rishi is looking for an years. It is said that Maa Nanda herself appeared ideal husband for Bhagwati Nanda but Bhagwati and took existence in the festival and jats blessed Nanda wants to marry Shiv Shankar who lives in the people with her boon. In Garhwal region annual Kailash Himalaya. Nanda, being rigid, marry with jats have been organizing for many years. As per folk Shiv Shankar and move towards her husband’s lore, Mainawati (wife of sage Hemant Rishi) had home at Kailasha. She lives in Kailasha but after seven daughters. The youngest one was Nanda. She some time she commemorates her natal place was married to Lord Shankar. Twelve years had left Ressasau, her parents and friends. She thinks again yet her parents had not cared for her. In fury she and again and she wants to go there to meet her called her father and her tears fell down on earth. As parents and friends. a result, a heavy gale of curse fell upon the land of The other narrative of Nauti Nanda Devi Hemant Rishi. He asked Narad Muni and he temple reveals a quite different fact that Maa Nanda suggested paying a visit to Nanda in Kailash and is the daughter of King Bhanupratap of persuading her. From that time Annual Nanda Jat Chandpurgarhi. She has a sister named Balmpha. has been celebrating every year to pay love, Once, Nanda Devi saw a strange dream about her adoration and revere to Nanda Devi. Twelve yearly sister Balampha and brother-in-law king Jasdhol. Nanda Raj Jat is organized after the invitation of Then she makes a desire to visit her sister in Annual KururJat. Kannauj. She moves towards the kingdom of Kurur annual jat held every year in the Kannauj. She meets queen Balampha there and for month of Bhado (August-Sep). Incomputable checking her sister queen Balampha’s love for her, devotees take part in this sanctified jat of belief. Devi puts a demand in front of her sister. This Expert local artisans prepare Chantolis (parasols) demand is about the kingdom of Kannauj. Queen and baskets. Bamboo baskets are for keeping gifts Balampha refuses Devi’s demand and replies that for Nanda Devi and Chantolis are for priests. They she cannot give her kingdom and she can wish for keep together the parasols in the procession. Before anything else. Suddenly, Nanda Devi becomes the commencement of the jatyatra religious rituals invisible. Then the kingdom of Kannauj was are performed at Kurur Nanda Devi shrine. The gold dissipated by the curse of her sister Nanda Devi. statues (Devi Pratima) of Kurur temple taken out of After demonstration of the fact that Nanda Devi’s the temple to carry in the jatyatra. Various delicious curse was fallen upon the kingdom of Kannauj foods offered to the deities. The jagariyas invoke queen Balampha and king Jasdhol asks a priest for devi and devi’spashwas start dancing on the remedy and solution. The priest suggests that they melodious music of dhol-damaun. The devotees have to go in a trip to Nanda Devi and then only this start chanting ‘Nanda Maaki jai’, ‘Bhagwatiki jai’ and curse will be dissolved. other slogans to pay revere and supplication to One of the famous narratives in Kumaun is Nanda Devi. The procession moves from Kurur and that Nanda Devi was the sister of King Bharti Chand journey starts. The palanquin of Devi passes through (king from Chand dynasty). Once she was walking Charbang, Dhargaav, Ghat, Fali and reaches Ushtoli outside with her friends and suddenly a buffalo village for night halt. Next morning it passes through came there and she ran away from there with Bhenti, Bungi, Dungri, Suna, Chepro, Lwani, Mundoli friends. She hides behind banana leaf. But again and reaches vaan for night halt. The whole night destiny plays a pivotal role and a goat came there Jagar recitation goes on with chanting of mantras 290 PUSHPA (RJELAL) Research Journal of English Language and Literature Vol.4.Issue 4. 2016 A Peer Reviewed (Refereed) International (Oct.Dec.) Journalhttp://www.rjelal.com; Email:[email protected] and slogans on melodious music of dhol-damaun. temple. The first blow is struck with a khukri (knife) Latudevta (brother of nandadevi) commands the jat by the descendent of the Almora Rajas (Kings), and from Vaan to escort nandadevi. The jat takes night then the animal is dispatched. But now the sacrifice halt at gairolipatal and then departures for has been stopped for many years. VediniKund. After the accomplishment of religious There is a sacred tradition of ‘Jagar’ in rituals (tarpanetc) in VediniKund the procession Nanda devi annual festival. ‘Jagar’ started in the returns to Baank village. Next morning it moves precincts of Nanda devi’s temple from pnachmaitithi through Lwani, Purna, Gwaldam, Talwari, Thala and and enjoyed and runs constantly till the end of finally reaches Devrara. Devrara is a beautiful Nanda devi annual festival. On saptamitithi at dawn alluring village situated on the left bank of Pindar a monumental and gigantic journey is organized to River. Devi resides at Devrara village for six months bring banana trees to the temple. In this sacred and and in the month of January departures with traditional journey red coloured flag put in the front procession, religious rituals and melodious music of side and a white coloured flag put in the back side. dholdamaun for Kurur village. This flag is called ‘Nishan’ in local language. After In many festivals of Nanda Devi, there is reaching Nanda Devi temple the two banana trees also a festival i.e. ‘Nanda-Ashtmi’ which is are placed in temple by the priest. The trees placed celebrated every year in the month of Bhado (Aus- straight in the temple and worshiped by the priest.
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