Himachal Pradesh woke up to a to a white sheet of snow with its capital Shimla receiving light snowfall, while nearby places like Kufri and Narkanda experienced moderate snowfall. Another popular tourist resort Manali in Kullu district was wrapped up in white blanket. Manali received moderate snow. Anticipating more rainfall and snowfall in Himachal Pradesh due to western disturbances in the region, Met officials said, "high-altitude areas of Lahaul and Spiti, Kullu, Kinnaur, Chamba, Mandi, Sirmaur and Shimla districts have been experiencing moderate to heavy snow since late Wednesday.
The females will enjoy Karwa Chauth on Friday for which purchasing of earthen, birdwatcher and gold karwas have already began. Even Sindhi females are getting drawn to the event.
The event is famous in HP, Punjab and Haryana. But the pattern of TV serials and Bollywood films has propagate the appeal of Karwa Chauth in other declares also.
Women see it as an event to connection with the spouse. Quick is kept by the wedded females on this day. Married Native indian females residing offshore are also drawn towards Karwa Chauth.
"I am a Sindhi and my spouse is Arabic. Karwa Chauth is not famous in our areas. Both of us are interested to the event. So, we made the decision to keep fast for each other last season. We will do it same this season," said Surabhi.
For Geetika, another happily wedded Sindhi lady, the event is going to be an excellent event to renew the wedding vows of wedding and treasure the unique connection. "I have made the decision to check out my neighbour's home to understand puja traditions there," she included.
The legend of the Jwalamukhi Temple relates to Sati, who was born when gods concentrated their individual energy on the ground. The Jwalamukhi temple is the place where the tongue of Sati fell. Here the goddess is manifested as tiny flames that burn through the fissures in the age old rock.
The temple of Jwalamukhi is not an architectural delight. Moreover, there is no idol to worship too. The building has a gilt dome and a silver plated folding doors. Inside, there is a 3 feet square pit with pathway all around. In the centre, there is a hollowed rock over a primary fissure of flame. This one is regarded as the mouth of the Mahakali.
History of Jwalamukhi Temple ( Kangra ) - Himachal Pradesh:-
Dating back to the origin of Adishakti or Sati, the temple basks in a glorious past. It was to get respite from the unending atrocities of the demons that the gods concentrated their individual energies at one point, thus giving birth to Sati. Brought up in the house of Prajapati Daksha, Sati got married to Lord Shiva later.
Once Prajapati Daksha organized a yajna and invited al the gods and goddesses to it barring Lord Shiva. Sati wanted to partake in this grand affair so she reached the place of the Yajna uninvited. All her sisters were welcomed by her father there except her. Daksha did not even dedicate the sacred portion of the Yajna Prasad to Lord Shiva. This made Sati feel immensely humiliated. Therefore, she immolated herself in the fire of the Yajna.
Sati's end disturbed the Lord Shiva immensely. He sliced Daksha's head. On his reparation, the Lord affixed the head of a male goat to him. Unable to restore his mental peace even then, He roamed in the entire universe carrying Sati's burnt body. Foreseeing a calamity approaching, the gods requested Lord Vishnu to diffuse the anger of Shiva. At this, Lord Vishnu cut apart Sati's body into several pieces with his Sudharshan Chakra. Wherever those pieces of sati's body fell on earth, a shaktipeetha or the power centre of the goddess came up.
The Jwalamukhi temple is the place where Sati's tongue fell. The goddess therefore is manifested as tiny flames here that burn through the fissures in an age old rock. There are nine flames at the temple that have been burning here without any oil or cotton since ages.
