CHAURASHI PUJA (84th BIRTHDAY ) CELEBRATION

CHAURASHI PUJA  (84th BIRTHDAY ) CELEBRATION OF LIFE

      Chaurashi Puja  is celebration of life. It's type of ancient grand birthday celebrated once an individual reach bound mere age. it's celebrated by each Hindu and Buddhist Newars of Asian country.
Specified birthday is calculated by the priest on the premise of calendar. once the person reaches his age for  Chaurashi Puja , it's done along with his woman no matter her own age at the time. when  the  Chaurashi Puja  , the person is termed Thakali that means eldest  senior.

     The first  Chaurashi Puja  in Newar  person's life comes once he's simply a baby . This  Chaurashi Puja is thought as Pasni  and Annaprashanna  in Nepali and Macha  Chaurashi Puja  in Nepali Bhasa (rice-feeding ceremony). it is the  ceremony once babies square measure given solid foods for the primary time since birth. All the relations, shut friends, and relatives square measure gathered within the ceremony.  For baby women it's done after they square measure of 5 months previous and  for baby boy it's  done after they square measure of six month previous.

The rest of  Chaurashi Puja s square measure done 5 times in later stage of life after they reach the milestone ages between seventy seven and 106 years.
First of those is finished once an individual  is of seventy seven years seven month and seven days wherever they worship the Sun god is termed Bhimratharohan. within the second, {they square measure|they're} of eighty three years four months and four days (in that it's believed one has seen one thousand phase of the moon in his/her life) that is termed Chandraratharohan and their prayers are directed towards the Moon.

For the third one, they need to be of eighty eight years and eight months and nine days previous that is termed Devratharohan. From this ceremony forrader, the standing of person is raised from a mere human thereto up to god. Then at the age of ninety nine years nine months and nine days, another  Chaurashi Puja  is control additionally referred to as Divyaratharohan and final one is performed at the age of a hundred and five years, eight months and eight days previous that is termed Mahadivyaratharohan.

The reason for  Chaurashi Puja  being performed at the actual age is that, those square measure the days once it's same to be the foremost inauspicious time wherever any type of hurt will simply befall on him/her like obtaining accidents, falling sick or worse dying. thus to avoid or minimize these unpleasant happenings in one's life totally different  gods and goddesses square measure worshiped and prayed to for keeping the person safe for his or her physiological condition and for long life.
For the ceremony, the aged couple is dressed as bride and groom and takes seven steps before ancient a Rath (chariot). they're paraded around city by the sons and grandsons carrying them on the chariot. The processions is followed by family and relatived of the automobile, everybody dressed to the nines. ladies shower them with flowers and vermilion powder and after they reached their home they're given Sagun(fruit garments and money) desire them an extended healthy  long healthy life along. All the relatives ' even distant ones visit them to receive their blessings and have Bhoj (party) when the completion of all the rites and rituals of the ceremony.


 Chaurashi Puja isn't solely associated with celebration or tradition it demonstrate the respect honor and like to folks. Treating folks as god and worshipping them is basically what they deserves. At these times there square measure continually a would-be melancholy and moments stuffed with tears of joy for subsistence and enclosed by caring family and being glad to the gods for such fantastic blessings in life