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बड़का मंगर / बड़ा मंगल
Tuesdays (मंगर in Awadhi) falling in the month of Jyestha (जेठ या ज्येष्ठ ) are celebrated as बड़का मंगर
This is similar to how we do Saawan somvaar on Mondays in Shravan.
Devotees of Ramdoot Bajrangbali Hanuman fast (optional) each Tuesday and visit a Hanuman temple. The folktales speak of Shri Ram and Lakshman meeting Hanuman and Sugreev in the month of Jyestha.
|| जय सिया राम ||
|| जय हनुमान ||
सीता नवमी
मैथिली जानकी सीता वैदेही जनकात्मजा ।
कृपापीयूषजलधिः प्रियार्हा रामवल्लभा ॥
There's this sohar for Sita Janam that you guys should listen to. It is in Awadhi.
Can't talk about any iconic bhakts of Maa Saraswati, but I've never heard a single performance of folk singers in Awadh not have a geet dedicated to Mata Sharda Bhawani. They sing her glories for she is the goddess of art and music.
And Maihar which is in Madhya Pradesh now, is the seat of Sharda Bhawani, and people in huge numbers go there from Awadh to worship her. I've never been there but I really wish to go there one day.
I am
Maybe
A teeny tiny bit salty there aren't like well known iconic Saraswati bhakts
Atleast not any that I know off
There's Mirabai for Krishna and Ramakrishna Paramahamsa for Maa Kali
Like c'mon dude,
I expected atleast a legendary poet or astronomer or mathematician
I'm sure that the ancient universities of India were busttling with Saraswati bhakts
But why didn't they write down any of their stories and lives :(
GURL SAME
Like where did all the Saraswati bhakts go?? Just disappeared into thin air??? 😭😭😭😭
Some or rather most universities were filled with Buddhist ideologies tho so I don't know how many were Saraswati Bhakts bit I'm sure there were some ofcourse
Also another reason could be is because Saraswati wasn't/isn't much worshipped, like in the way Kali, Durga, Vishnu, Shiva, Lakshmi and all are worshipped with temples and elaborate rituals throughout Indian subcontinent...
Like I can maybe name a few temples dedicated to Saraswati and only maybe the eastern side, have a dedicated day to worship her
So yeah... Its sad she doesn't gets the recognition she deserves tho :(
It is the end of the month of Chaith and I've been working on a chaiti geet. I've finally completed it and wanted to share it. (I could use some feedback)
Hope you guys enjoy it!
And it is written from the perspective of Urmila when her husband, Lakshman, decides to go on exile with Siya Ram.
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🌙 उर्मिला के बिरहा - चैती ✨
सिया-राम के मिला बनबास, हो रामा
सइयाँ मोर जइहे।
सिया-राम के मिला बनबास, हो रामा
पिया मोर जइहे।
सिया-राम के मिला बनबास, हो रामा
सइयाँ मोर जइहे।
बनवा में का खइहे,
बनवा में का पहिरीहे?
बनवा में का खइहे,
बनवा में का पहिरीहे?
बनवा में हमके ना भुलावे, हो रामा,
बनवा में हमके ना भुलावे, हो रामा,
बनवा में हमके ना भुलावे, हो रामा,
सइयाँ मोर जइहे।
सिया-राम के मिला बनबास, हो रामा
सइयाँ मोर जइहे।
होत भोर, महल से निकलिहें,
होत भोर, महल से निकलिहें।
होत भोर, महल से निकलिहें,
होत भोर, महल से निकलिहें।
जाने फिर कब अइहैं, हो रामा,
जाने फिर कब अइहैं, हो रामा,
जाने फिर कब अइहैं, हो रामा,
सइयाँ मोर जइहे।
सिया-राम के मिला बनबास, हो रामा
सइयाँ मोर जइहे।
अँगना मोर सूना रहि जइहे,
सेजिया मोर सूना हो जइहे।
अँगना मोर सूना रहि जइहे,
सेजिया मोर सूना हो जइहे।
कब तक ले ताकब उनकर रहिया, हो रामा,
कब तक ले ताकब उनकर रहिया, हो रामा,
कब तक ले ताकब उनकर रहिया, हो रामा,
सइयाँ मोर जइहे।
सिया-राम के मिला बनबास, हो रामा
सइयाँ मोर जइहे।
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Feel free to ask me for the translations if you need.
Sharing a Chaiti geet dedicated to Mahadev Bholenath -
Enjoy!!
Yeah I've attended a few weddings in the last few years after Covid on both sides of my parents. Although the colours of the clothes have remained the same, it still feels dull. Why?
Because the biyaah geets — baraat geet, duar puja geet, gaari geet —have lately been replaced by DJ/songs being played on speakers instead of the womenfolk singing those songs in Awadhi.
Does anybody else also think that our weddings are also getting white washed? Like it used to be all bold and colourful with the bride and groom being in mostly red. Now you see it started with a lil toning down to pinks and dull pastels and now some are almost white. It’s almost like a western wedding just instead of a white gown there’s a white lehnga and sherwani. I’m not exactly saying that there’s anything wrong with it but doesn’t it feel like weddings are losing their authenticity?
Just an opinion, don’t go on attacking me.
श्री राम नवमी
I wanted to share some lokgeet.
Well I already did a blogpost on Chaiti geet. Didn't get a chance to do one for Sohar. A sohar geet is sung to celebrate the birth of a child. And how can we not have a sohar for our beloved Shri Ram's janm, whose birth made Awadh pure and divine.
Here are 2 sohar geet -
A chaiti geet -
Please enjoy!!
We have a family from UP doing "Shiv charcha" today and I can't get enough of it🥰😇
They've called all families in our society who are from UP and everyone's singing bhajans and kirtans in bhojpuri and awadhi. By everyone, I mean, it's all the women. My mother's also there. And hearing it all feels so good. It is because it's quite rare that this kind of event happens. And yeah connecting to the language is an added benefit here.
Does anyone know what a "Shiv charcha" is though?
Sant Tulsidas (2/2)
Sant Tulsidas’ influence extended far beyond literature.
He is often credited with popularizing Ramlila, the dramatic retelling of the Ramayana. Tulsidas' Ramcharitmanas, and the language of choice Awadhi, inspired its widespread adoption, making it a central part of cultural and religious celebrations across India.
Monuments dedicated to Tulsidas, such as the Tulsidas Smarak Bhavan in Varanasi and the Tulsidas Temple in Ayodhya, stand as tributes to his lasting legacy.
Tulsidas’ works, especially the Ramcharitmanas and Hanuman Chalisa, are still widely referenced in pop culture, from television shows to films and music.