Rituals Of Kanauji speakers anu pandey

Nag panchami is a famous Hindu festival celebrated throughout India. In Kanauji speaking districts of Uttar Pradesh, it is also known as Guriya. This podcast will tell you why.

This episode talks about the festival of chatth or chatth pooja which is a four day event celebrated on the 6th day after Diwali. The highlights of the ritual will be discussed.

This episode talks about the ritual of devutthana ekadashi in which we worship Goddess Lakshmi. It is practiced by Kanauji speakers and is a part of their rituals. It is associated with a Hindu mythological tale.

This episode talks about the ritual of the govardhan pooja which is common in districts of Uttar Pradesh like Kanpur, Kannauj etc. It involves cow worship, where milk-curd is given to the Cow. Cow dung is used to carry out many festivities.

This podcast features conversations about rituals between two Kanauji speakers. These rituals include local festivals of Kanauji community- Guriya and nag panchami, chahht puja, devutthana ekadashi, govardhan pooja etc. The first half of podcast is in in Kanauji followed by English translations. It would be helpful for anyone wanting to know Kanauji. Enjoy the podcast !