Significance of Gujarati New Year

 

Significance of Gujarati New Year ::

The Gujarati New Year is celebrated the day after the festival of Diwali (which occurs in mid-fall – either October or November, depending on the Lunar calendar). The Gujarati New Year is synonymous with sud ekam i.e. first day of Shukla paksha of the Kartik month -, which is taken as the first day of the first month of Gujarati lunar calendar.

Bestu Varas is New Year in Gujarati and Varsha-pratipada or Padwa are other names of the same. According to the legends, Lord Krishna once performed Govardhan Pooja along with the people of Vraja for their protection from heavy rains. Since then, it became a tradition to worship Govardhan Parvat and celebrate this day as a New Year.

Bestu Varas Celebrations

Tradtional customs and rituals are performed to welcome the New Year and bid farewell to the by gone time. It's a day of blooming desires and zest. Bestu Varas is the time to reitre all the pains, sufferings and memories of past year.

New Year in Gujarat is the time to make merry. Since these celebrations are escalated at the time of Diwali, it marks a mirthful experience for all the gujjus. Almost all Gujarati houses are lighted colorfully and decorated with flowers. On this day, people dress up nicely and visit temples with flowers and mithai. Everyone wish each other New Year whilst offering prayers to God. Some temples in Gujarat also conduct a grand Govardhan Pooja.

A lavish meal at the end of the day credits the festival spirit. Most of the Gujaratis indulge in heavy eating this day. Thus, New Year in Gujarat reflects the true spirit of Indian tradition. The essence of Gujarati culture and religion can be felt in the New Year celebrations. Love, unity and togetherness are the intangible assets of these celebrations.

My Thoughts ...................... 58

 1) Why be in competition with anybody, accept yourself as you are, you are perfect, the masterpiece!!

2) Fame is foolish, it is pointless, meaningless. Even if the whole world knows you, how does it matter, when you don't know your real self!

3) What goes on within the mind comes invariably on the tongue. The tongue never slips – remember this always.

4) Do not make Death the source of fear, make Death the source of Life, and live life with love, care, and compassion for all!

5) Never allow anybody to interfere in your life & Don't interfere in anybody´s life

6) Victim-orientated people, quite often don’t like the truth very much..

7) Trust is personal, and Belief is social. That's the difference!

8) Don't fall in love, grow together in love, falling is easy, growing needs effort!

9) You feel sorrow as your mind is in captivity!

10) Nothing is good, nothing is bad, everything is your perception and need and aversion

My Thoughts ...................... 57

 1) Acceptance is bliss, wanting to change is a problem!

2) Major reason for health issues today is stress because love, sacrifice, and togetherness are missing from our life, we have become more self-centered!

3) Stop worrying about whether life exists after death. The real question is whether you are alive before death.

4) Remember, In love the other is important; in lust you are important

5) Love is the goal, life is the journey.

6) When you love a person, you love him in toto, he comes with a few defects too, do not try to change him, and regret losing the original one!

7) The desire to possess possesses you and you become a slave to the possessiveness!

8) Life is a celebration. Nature has given us flowers, plants, mountains, rivers, forests, food, etc., but we choose to be unhappy by becoming slaves to our wants and egos!

9) Love & compassion are enough to do good, you need the power to do something harmful!

10) Silence, when alone is easy, maintaining in chaos and provocation is bliss!