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57-503: [REDACTED] Look up भद्रवाही in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bhadarwahi , or Bhaderwahi , most often refers to: Something of, from, or related to Bhaderwah , a region in the Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, India Bhadarwahi language , spoken in that region Bhadarwahi people who inhabit that region Topics referred to by

114-620: A chhatri . Every year on Naga Panchami day a fair is held at the temple premises. In the Sindhi community Naga Panchami is celebrated in honour of Gogro . In eastern and north eastern States of India such as West Bengal ,Jharkhand Orissa and Assam , the goddess is worshipped as Manasa . According to the Hindu mythology , Manasa is a snake goddess who was also called Jaratkaru and wife of Brahmin sage also named Jaratkaru. On this occasion, sh twig of manasa so sale plant (euphorbia lingularum) symbolizing

171-549: A boon. It was then that Astika requested Janamejeya to stop the Sarpa Satra. Since the king was never known to refuse a boon given to a Brahmin, he relented, in spite of protects by the rishis performing the yagna. The yagna was then stopped and thus the life of Indra and Takshaka and his other serpent race were spared. This day, according to the Hindu Calendar, happened to be Nadivardhini Panchami (fifth day of bright fortnight of

228-450: A local ruler named Nag Pal impressed Mughal emperor Akbar in the 16th century with his spiritual prowess, compelling the emperor to make several offerings to him. The event is since commemorated annually during a celebration known as Mela Patt , on Naga Panchami . By the end of the 16th century, it was annexed by the rulers of Chamba , who exercised influence over the Pal raja s. In 1820,

285-649: A thread dipped in turmeric is tied on the right wrist of the brother. After that a feast is served. The ritual is widely observed in Nepal, particularly for the fight between Garuda and a great serpent. In the Changu Narayan Temple in Kathmandu , there is statue of Garuda which is said to have been established by Garuda himself and on the Naga Panchami day the image is said to sweat reminiscing his great fight with

342-423: Is also celebrated as Vishari Puja or Bishari Puja in some parts of the country and Bisha or Visha means "poison". Apart from the scriptural mention about snakes and the festival, there are also many folktales. One such tale is of a farmer living in a village. He had two sons and one of whom killed three snakes during ploughing operations. The mother of the snake took revenge on the same night by biting

399-513: Is an emerging tourist destination. Local administration is working to set Bhaderwah on the world tourism spot. The administration is emphasising on creating Shopping Malls, luxury hotels, gaming facilities, food courts, and other amenities to attract international and domestic tourists along with promotion of religious and historical destinations. The Vibrant Bhaderwah Festival, a 5-day program, including performances by Singers, fireworks, cultural performances, Film Screenings and many more. The festival

456-453: Is believed snakes represent virility and have the gift of inducing fecundity curing barrenness. In Coorg in Karnataka , an ancestral platform called noka is installed with rough stones which are believed to be the ancestral incarnation in the form of snakes but they are not necessarily worshipped on Naga Panchami day. In Kerala , Ezhavas and Nairs are Serpent-worshipers. A shrine

513-465: Is celebrated all over North India . In Kashmir , from historical times snakes have been worshipped by Hindus, and the places of worship are reported as 700. In north western India, in cities such as Benares , it is the time when Akharas (venues of wrestling practice and competitions) as part of Naga Panchami celebrations are bedecked; on this occasion the ahkaras are cleaned up thoroughly and walls painted with images of snakes, priests preside, and

570-408: Is celebrated in a different month and in a different format, in the month of Bhadra (September–October) and is called Guga Nauvami (ninth day of lunar month during bright half of Moon). On this occasion an image of snake is made with dough and kept in a “winnowing basket” and taken round the village. Villagers offer flour and butter as oblation to the image. At the end of the parade, the snake

627-579: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Language and nationality disambiguation pages Bhaderwah Bhaderwah or Bhadarwah (also Bhaderwah Valley ) is a town, tehsil , and sub-district in the Doda district of Jammu Division of Jammu and Kashmir , India. The name Bhaderwah derives from the Sanskrit word Bhadarwasa meaning "a place of living of supreme and intellect mankind". Alternatively,

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684-617: Is formally buried and women worship the snake for nine days and give offering of curds . As in the rest of the country, the Naga Panchmi is celebrated in Western India and is known as the Ketarpal or Kshetrapal , meaning, a protector of his domain. In this part of the country, snake is named Bhujang , which is also the Sanskrit name for snake, in the Kutch region. The name is attributed to

741-455: Is it is open only one day of the year on Naga Panchami day and remains shut on the rest of the year. The murthy of Nagachandreshwar is unique with Shiva and Parvati seated on ten hooded snake surrounded by Nandhi Ganesha and other murthies. It is believed that the great snake Taksha lives here and praying during Naga Panchami rids the devotee of various afflications and doshas such as Naga Dosha, Sarpa Dosha and any form of Doshas. Naga Panchami

798-533: Is normally established for snake god at the southwest corner of the ancestral house, along with temple for the para-devata. . For Naga Panchami day, Women fast the previous day. They then on the Naga Panchami Day, take bath at dawn and pray at the tharavad Sarpa kavu. They take the Thirtham milk home. A Chembarathi (Hibiscus) flower is dipped in the milk and sprinkled on the brother's back and then do an arthi. Then

855-883: Is organised in collaboration by Directorate of Tourism Jammu, the District Administration Doda, the Academy of Art, Culture and Language, and the Bhaderwah Development Authority (BDA). The last festival was organised from 27 December 2023 to 31 December 2023. It concluded on New Year 2024. It was attended by more than one lakh people. Bhaderwah is also emerging as a destination for Wedding tourism and MICE tourism . |- | Udhampur - Batote |55 Kms - NH-1A |- | Batote - Pul Doda |50 Kms - NH-1B |- | Pul Doda – Bhaderwah |30 Kms |} Bhaderwah has exciting activities for adventure enthusiasts. Khani Top and Thuba are ideal for paragliding offering exhilarating descents into

912-521: Is where worship is offered on Naga Panchami day; the temple was found under the neem tree known as “Nagaoba ka vota", under a platform. Another important event held on this occasion is an arduous trekking pilgrimage known as Nagadwar Yatra to Pachmarhi . On this occasion food prepared as offering to the snake god is cooked in a kadai . This is a sub temple located in the third floor of Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga temple in Ujjain. The speciality of this shrine

969-528: The Kashmir valley , and is called Bhadarkashi by the Hindus of the region. The early history of Bhaderwah is not well-known, Padhas (who are Pandits) and Meghas are believed to be the original inhabitants of the region. Bhaderwah was ruled by its native rulers up until 8th century AD. During the 10th-11th centuries AD, it came under the rule of Ananta and Kalsha of neighbouring Kashmir. The region finds mentions in

1026-534: The Mahabharata epic, the sage Astika stops King Janamejaya from sacrificing and eventually decimating the serpent race ( Sarpa Satra ). This sacrifice was performed by Janamejaya to avenge the death of his father Parikshita , who was killed by Takshaka , the king of the snakes. The day that the sacrifice was stopped was on the Shukla Paksha Panchami day in the month of Shravana. During this sacrifice,

1083-490: The gurus are honoured along with the sponsors. Its significance is that the wrestlers stand for virility and Naga symbolizes this “scheme of virility”. Akharas are decorated with snake images showing snakes drinking milk. In Narasinghgarh akhara in Varanasi there is special shrine dedicated to Naga Raja (King of Snakes) where a bowl is suspended above the image of the snake and milk is poured into it so that it trickle over

1140-559: The pooja , a food feast is held. In South India, both sculpted and live snakes are worshipped. Every village has a serpent deity. It is worshipped as a single snake or nine snakes called Nava Naga but the popular form is of two snakes in the form of an “ Aesculapian rod ”. Every worshipper in South India worships the anthill where the snakes are reported to reside. Women decorate the anthill with turmeric paste and vermillion and sugar mixed with wheat flour. They bedeck it with flowers with

1197-517: The 12th century chronicle, Rajatarangini. Local hill chieftains or Ranas of the Pal clan (originally Chanderbansi Baloria Rajputs from Billawar princely state) ruled the area during the 8th-16th centuries AD. The lineage of Pal rulers started from Raja Radhikpal, (son of Raja Bhogpal of Balor and brother of sadhkpal who was given principality of Basohli) followed by his son Bhaderpal (named after Bhaderkali temple constructed by Raja Radhik Pal), Prithvi pal, Ajaypal, and many more. According to folk history,

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1254-518: The 1911 census. Languages of Bhaderwah (2011) A majority of the population of Bhaderwah tehsil are speakers of the Bhadarwahi language , with around 53% of the total population speaking the language as a mother tongue, according to the 2011 census. The tehsil also had a large Kashmiri -speaking minority (33.6% of the total), and significant numbers of speakers of Dogri (4.7%), Gaddi (3.35%), Hindi (1.6%) and Gojri (1.5%) languages. Bhaderwah

1311-474: The Bhaderwah tehsil had a population of 75,376 while the population of the Bhaderwah town was 11,084. This gave the tehsil a population density of 670 persons per km (1,700 per square mile). Out of the total population of the tehsil, 39,051 individuals were male and 36,325 were female, giving it a sex ratio of 930 females for every 1000 males. The tehsil had a literacy rate of 75.51%. Scheduled castes formed 19.3% of

1368-516: The Bhaderwah valley. The mountains overlooking the valley offer abundant camping and trekking opportunities. Jantroon Top in Chiralla, Subar Dhar, Hanga Noori to Seoj, Khellani to Seoj, Hanga- Devchatar- Chilli- Khellani. Chinta, Thanala and Padri meadows have wonderful slopes for snowboarding and skiing. This Jammu and Kashmir -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Naga Panchami Furthermore, when specifying

1425-584: The Dogra Kingdom, by Maharaja Pratap Singh . In 1890, the first census was conducted in Bhaderwah. Amar Singh exercised control over the jagir until his death in 1912, following which it passed onto his son Hari Singh , who would later become the Maharaja of the princely state. Bhaderwah's status as a jagir ended in 1930, and it was fully absorbed into the princely state, becoming a tehsil of district Udhampur in 1931. The Jagir comprised Bhadarwah, Bhalessa and

1482-655: The Mahabharata as a whole was first narrated by the sage, Vaisampayana . That day has since been observed as Naga Panchami. Panchami is the fifth day among the fifteen days of the moon's waxing and/or waning. This special day of the serpent worship always falls on the fifth day of the moon's waning in the Lunar Hindu month of Shravana July/August. Hence this is called Naga Panchami (Naga: cobra; or simply, serpent). There are many legends in Hinduism and folklore narrated to

1539-522: The anthill as a libation to the snake god. On this occasion doorways and walls outside the house are painted with pictures of snakes, auspicious mantras (spells) are also written on them. It is believed that such depictions will ward off poisonous snakes. Naga Panchami is also the occasion observed as Bhratru Panchami when women with brothers worship snakes and its holes, and offer prayers to propitiate Naga so that their brothers are protected and do not suffer or die due to snake bite. Naga Panchami

1596-483: The carrier of Vishnu . Naga Panchami is also a day when Akhara , traditional Indian wrestling gyms, hold special celebrations to honor the mystical symbolism of the snake as a symbol of virility and kundalini energy. Indian scriptures such as Agni Purana , Skanda Purana , Narada Purana and the Mahabharata give details of history of snakes extolling worship of snakes. In the Mahabharata epic, Janamejaya ,

1653-508: The city of Bhuj which is located below the hill named Bhujiya, after Bhujang, as it was the abode of snakes. On top of this hill there is a fort known as the Bhujia Fort where a temple has been built for the snake god and a second temple is at the foot of the hill known as Nani Devi. Bhujia Fort was the scene of a major battle between Deshalji I , the ruler of Kutch and Sher Buland Khan, Mughal Viceroy of Gujarat who had invaded Kutch. It

1710-606: The cobra and its worship throughout the country by Hindus. Snake has connotation with the Moon ’s nodes known in Hindu astrology . The head of the snake is represented by Rahu ("Dragon's head") and its tail by Ketu ("Dragon's tail"). If in the zodiacal chart of an individual all the seven major planets are hemmed between Rahu and Ketu in the reverse order (anticlockwise) it is said to denote Kalasarpa dosha (Defect due to black snakes), which forebodes ill luck and hardship in an individual's life and therefore appeased by offering worship to

1767-453: The cousin of last ruler of Pal dynasty, Raja Pahadchand, ascended the throne and fought against Chamba forces who were led by Wazir Nathu. Raja Pahadchand won the battle but Wazir Nathu attacked again on Bhaderwah with the help of the Sikhs and captured Bhaderwah. The Raja of Chamba gave the throne of Bhaderwah to his younger brother Charhat Singh. After the death of Charhat Singh, Raja Zorawar Singh

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1824-411: The dark half ( Krishna Paksha ) of the same month. As part of the festivities, a Naga or serpent deity made of silver, stone, wood, or a painting is given a reverential bath with milk and their blessings are sought for the welfare of the family. Live snakes, especially cobras , are also worshipped on this day, especially with offerings of milk and generally with the assistance of a snake charmer . In

1881-445: The earth is taboo as it could kill or harm snakes which reside in the earth. In some regions of the country milk is offered along with crystallized sugar, rice pudding . A special feature is of offering a lotus flower which is placed in a silver bowl. In front of this bowl, a rangoli (coloured design pattern) of snake is created on the floor with a brush made of wood or clay or silver or gold with sandalwood or turmeric paste as

1938-463: The farmer, his wife and two children and they all died. The following day the farmer's only surviving daughter, distraught and grieved by the death of her parents and brothers, pleaded before the mother snake with an offering of a bowl of milk and requested for forgiveness and to restore the life of her parents and brothers. Pleased with this offering the snake pardoned them and restored the farmer and his family to life. In folklore, snakes also refer to

1995-401: The festival day of Panchami . Girls offer prayers to the images made out of white clay painted with white dots. They take a vow by tying a thread dipped in turmeric paste on their right wrist and offer prayers. An image of snake is drawn on the floor in front of the house and milk is offered as oblation. On the night previous to the festival they keep complete fast or take a salt free diet. After

2052-490: The force of the sacrificial yagna was so powerful that even Indra along with Takshaka were dragged towards the fire. This scared the gods who then appealed to Manasadevi to intervene and resolve the crisis. She then requested her son Astika to go to the site of the yagna and appeal to Janamejaya to stop the Sarpa Satra yagna. Astika impressed Janamejaya with his knowledge of all the Sastras (scriptures) who granted him to seek

2109-420: The fort, at one corner, there is a small square tower dedicated to Bhujang Naga (snake god), who in folklore is said to have been the brother of SheshNaga . It is said Bhujang Naga came from Than of Kathiawar and freed Kutch from the oppression of demons known as daityas and rakshasas . The Snake Temple was also built at the time of the fortification of the hill during Deshalji I's reign and provided with

2166-508: The goddess Manasa is fixed on the ground and worshipped, not only in the month of Shravan, as in the rest of the country, but also in the month Bhadra Masa . Festival is held within the precincts of the house. In South India , snake is identified with Subramanya (Commander of the celestial army) and also with Shiva and Vishnu . In Karnataka , the preparation for the festival starts on the New Moon day of Bhimana Amavasya , five days prior to

2223-403: The help of threads tied to wooden frames. In Maharashtra, they go round the anthill in a worship mode five times singing songs in praise of snake gods. Another form of worship practiced by women, who have no children for various reasons, install stone statues of snakes below the peepal tree and offer worship seeking blessings of the snake god for bestowing them with children. This is done as it

2280-409: The importance of worship of snakes. According to Hindu Puranas and the Mahabharata , Kashyapa , grandson of the universal creator Lord Brahma , married two daughters of Prajapati Daksha , Kadru and Vinata . Kadru then gave birth to the race of Naga , while Vinata gave birth to Aruna , who became the charioteer of the sun god, Surya , and also gave birth to the great eagle Garuda , who became

2337-672: The lunar month of Shravana during the monsoon season ) and since then the day is a festival day of the Naga as their life was spared on this day. Indra also went to Manasadevi and worshipped her. According to the Garuda Purana , offering prayers to snake on this day is auspicious and will usher good tidings in one's life. This is to be followed by feeding Brahmins. On the day of Naga Panchami, Naga, cobras, and snakes are worshipped with milk, sweets, flowers, lamps, and even sacrifices. Naga or serpent deities made of silver, stone, wood, or paintings on

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2394-404: The masa, one of two traditions are applicable, viz. amānta / pūrṇimānta . If a festival falls in the waning phase of the moon, these two traditions identify the same lunar day as falling in two different (but successive) masa. Naga Panchami ( Sanskrit : नागपञ्चमी, IAST : Nāgapañcamī ) is a day of traditional worship of naga s (or najas or nags) or snakes (which are associated with

2451-424: The mythical Nāga beings) observed by Hindus , Jains , and Buddhists throughout India & Nepal , and other countries where Hindu , Jain , and Buddhist adherents live. The worship is offered on the fifth day of bright half of lunar month of Shravana (July/August), according to the Hindu calendar . Some Indian states, such as Karnataka , Rajasthan , Bihar and Gujarat , celebrate Naga Panchami on

2508-491: The name may derive from Bhadarkashi , a name given to the town for the ancient temple of Hindu goddess Bhadrakali located in the area. The area is called Bhadar Avkash ( lit.   ' a good resting place ' ) and Bhadar Pura in the 12th century Sanskrit chronicle Rajatarangini , with the former likely a name given to the region by foreign Kashmiri rulers. The area is sometimes referred to as Chota Kashmir or "little Kashmir" because of topographic similarities with

2565-493: The nine principle Nag: Ananta, Vasuki, Shesha, Padmanabha, Kambala, Shankhapala, Dhritarashtra, Takshaka and Kaliya. If prayed to daily in the morning, these illustrious Nag will keep one protected from all evils and help one become victorious in life. Fasting is observed on this day and Brahmins are fed. The piety observed on this day is considered a sure protection against the fear of snake bite. At many places, real snakes are worshipped and fairs held. On this day digging

2622-401: The paint. The design pattern will resemble a five hooded snake. Devotees then offer worship to this image on the floor. In villages, the anthills where the snakes are thought to reside, are searched. Incense is offered to the anthill as prayer along with milk (a myth of folk lore to feed milk to the snakes) to ensnare snakes to come out of the anthill. After this, milk is poured into the hole in

2679-414: The population, while scheduled tribes were 6.2%. Per the 2011 census, Hindus formed a majority of Bhaderwah tehsil's population, constituting 58.02% of the total. The remaining population is mainly Muslim (41.71%) with small numbers of Christians (0.13%) and Sikhs (0.11%). Hindus have historically formed a majority in the region, with the former Bhaderwah Jagir recording a 61.13% Hindu majority in

2736-412: The rainy season - the varsha ritu in Sanskrit . They are also depicted as deities of ponds and rivers and are said to be the embodiment of water as they spring out of their holes, like a spring of water. As it is believed that snakes have more powers than humans and on account of its association with Shiva , Devi , Vishnu and Subramanya , a degree of fear is instilled resulting in deification of

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2850-494: The snake god as a form of an offering. On this day snake charmers are everywhere in towns and villages displaying snakes in their baskets which will have all types of snakes such as pythons , rat snakes , and cobras mingled together. Some of the snake charmers hang limp snakes around their neck and crowds gather to witness these scenes. The snakes in the basket are also worshipped on the occasion. However, in Punjab this festival

2907-500: The snakes on Naga Panchami day. In Central India, in Nagapur , Maharashtra State snakes have special identity. The name of the city is derived from the word Naga which means snake as the place was infested with snakes. Nagapur was the homeland of 'Naga' people who embraced Buddhism, supported it with great efforts in its early period, and propagated it throughout India. Nagaoba Temple in Mahal

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2964-457: The son of King Parikshita of the Kuru dynasty was performing a snake sacrifice known as Sarpa Satra , to avenge for the death of his father from a snake bite by the snake king called Takshaka . A sacrificial fireplace had been specially erected and the fire sacrifice to kill all snakes in the world was started by a galaxy of learned Brahmin sages. The sacrifice performed in the presence of Janamejaya

3021-459: The vast area left of river Chenab from Thathri up to Marmat (Doda). Bhaderwah is also a land of fairs and festivals like Mela Pat, Subar Dhar Mela, Kud dance, Pahari folk songs and music. It also has heritage sites like the Ratangarh Fort, hundred-years-old Jamia Masjid, and an ancient Vasuki Nag Temple. The area has rich culture of various communities According to the 2011 census of India ,

3078-881: The wall are first bathed with water and milk and then worshipped with the reciting of the following mantras. नाग प्रीता भवन्ति शान्तिमाप्नोति बिअ विबोह् सशन्ति लोक मा साध्य मोदते सस्थित समः Nāg prītā bhavanti śāntimāpnoti bia viboh saśanti loka mā sādhya modate sasthitaḥ samaḥ Let all be blessed by the snake goddess, let everyone obtain peace Let all live peacefully without any turbulence. अनंतं वासुकीं शेषं पद्मनाभं च कंबलम् शंखपालं धृतराष्ट्रं च तक्षकं कालियं तथा एतानि नव नामानि नागानाम् च महात्मन: सायंकाले पठेन्नित्यं प्रात:काले विशेषत: तस्य विषभयं नास्ति सर्वत्र विजयी भवेत् anaṃtaṃ vāsukīṃ śeṣaṃ padmanābhaṃ ca kaṃbalam śaṃkhapālaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ ca takṣakaṃ kāliyaṃ tathā etāni nava nāmāni nāgānām ca mahātmana: sāyaṃkāle paṭhennityaṃ prāta:kāle viśeṣata: tasya viṣabhayaṃ nāsti sarvatra vijayī bhavet I reverently invoke

3135-541: Was made Governor of Bhaderwah. Many Kashmiri shawl weavers settled in the town during this time. The region became part of the Dogra Kingdom of Jammu and Kashmir following the Treaty of Amritsar in 1846, according to which the possessions of Chamba state to the west of Ravi river , including the Bhaderwah principality, were given to Gulab Singh . In 1886, Bhaderwah was bestowed as a jagir to Amar Singh, prime minister of

3192-469: Was so powerful that it was causing all snakes to fall into the Yagna kunda (sacrificial fire pit). When the priests found that only Takshaka who had bitten and killed Parisksihita had escaped to the nether world of Indra seeking his protection, the sages increased the tempo of reciting the mantras (spells) to drag Takshaka and also Indra to the sacrificial fire. Takshaka had coiled himself around Indra's cot but

3249-419: Was the early period of Deshalji's reign. When the army of Kutch was in a state of losing the battle, a group of Naga Bawas opened the gate of Bhujia Fort by a clever ploy of visiting Naga temple for worship and joined the fray against Sher Buland Khan's army. Eventually Deshalji I won the battle. Since that day Naga Bawa and their leader have a pride of place in the procession held on Naga Panchami day. Within

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