Jivitputrika

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Jivitputrika is a Hindu fasting festival observed by mothers, primarily in parts of India and Nepal, for the well-being and long life of their children.

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Jivitputrika canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu festival ⓘ
religious fast ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Jitiya NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jitiya Vrat NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith filial protection ⓘ
maternal devotion ⓘ
calendar Hindu lunar calendar ⓘ
category Hindu fasting days ⓘ
Religious observances in India ⓘ
Religious observances in Nepal ⓘ
country India ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ
culturalSignificance expresses concern for children’s health ⓘ
strengthens mother–child bond ⓘ
demographicFocus mothers of daughters ⓘ
mothers of sons ⓘ
fastingDuration from sunrise to sunrise ⓘ
fastingType nirjala fast ⓘ
waterless fast ⓘ
foodRestrictions no food ⓘ
no water ⓘ
genderRole primarily observed by women ⓘ
hasCommunityAspect collective prayers for children ⓘ
group fasting by women ⓘ
hasMythologicalAssociation legend of Jimutavahana ⓘ
stories of mothers saving children ⓘ
hasOffering traditional regional foods after fast completion ⓘ
hasRitual fasting for children ⓘ
worship of deities for child welfare ⓘ
languageOfRituals Bhojpuri NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hindi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Maithili NERFINISHED ⓘ
month Ashwin ⓘ
observancePattern annual ⓘ
observedBy Hindu mothers ⓘ
observedIn India NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ
occursOn Krishna Paksha Ashtami ⓘ
participants mothers ⓘ
purpose long life of children ⓘ
well-being of children ⓘ
region Bihar NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jharkhand NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mithila region NERFINISHED ⓘ
Uttar Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ

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Jitiya → hasAlternativeName → Jivitputrika ⓘ