Holiday Name: | Surjahi Puja |
Observedby: | Sadan |
Observances: | Jharkhand |
Type: | Regional festival |
Significance: | Dedication towards the Sun |
Date: | First 3 days of Aghan (November/December) or Magh (January/February) |
Duration: | 3 days |
Frequency: | Every 5 years |
Surjahi Puja is a puja celebrated by the Sadan people of Jharkhand.[1]
Surjahi is a joint word of Suraj, which means sun and ahi means is.[1]
At the puja, people venerate the sun. The puja is celebrated once every five years.[2] It is observed on the first three days in the Hindu months of Aghan or Magh. It is celebrated when a wish is fulfilled and is celebrated in the courtyards of houses.[3]