Lord Jhulelal: An Analytical Study
by Thakkar Harish Gopalji | 2018 | 62,623 words
This thesis studies Lord Jhulelal, the most important deity revered by Sindhis in India and beyond. Traditional views hold Lord Jhulelal as an incarnation of Vedic Deity Varuna (the river God). Historically, Jhulelal is a binding force for the Sindhi community who had to leave Sindh during the partition of India in order to settle at distant places...
Part 5.3 - Lord Jhulelal’s Rituals: Lohana community
Chaitra Beej
The ritual connected with Lord Dariyalal that is followed by the Lohana community is Chaitri Beej. This is Dwitiya (beej) of Shuddha paksha of the month of Chaitra. It is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Dariyalal by Lohana community.
This day is celebrated by Lohana community with zeal and enthusiasm. A “Shobha Yatra” (procession) of Lord Jhulelal sitting on floats is taken out which is attended by the members of this community in large number.
Mahaprasad:
After taking darshan of Lord Dariyalal generally the entire community takes dinner as Mahaprasad at community hall which is called as Mahajan Wadi or Dariyasthan.
Prasad:
Prasad is also distributed after Aarti during Cheti Chand and Chaitri Beej which generally consists of small packets of sweet Boondi and Sev.