Jhulelal Jayanti # 2016 Cheti Chand Date for New Delhi, India
According to Hindu calendar, Cheti Chand is celebrated on the second day
of Chaitra Shukla Paksha. It is mostly celebrated one day after Ugadi and Gudi
Padwa.Due to the first appearance of the moon during the Cheti month, this day
is known as Cheti Chand.
The Sindhi community celebrates the festival of Cheti Chand to
commemorate the birth anniversary of Ishtadeva Uderolal which is popularly
known as Jhulelal, the patron saint of Sindhis.
The exact year of the birth of Saint Jhulelal is not known but he was
born during the 10th century in Sindh. This was the time when Sindh came under
the rule of Sumras. Sumras were tolerant to all other religions.
However a tyrant named Mirkshah was threatening Sindhi Hindus to either
convert to Islam or face the death. Sindhis prayed to the river God to protect
them from the forced conversion. It is stated that their prayers were heard
after forty days of worship. River God promised them that the divine child
would be born in Nasarpur to save them from the tyrant. The child was known as
Saint Jhulelal.
This day is considered highly auspicious and is celebrated with much
fanfare. The water which is the elixir of life is work-shipped on this day.
.......JAI JHULELA.......
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