Kutchi New Year 'Ashadhi Beej'

On the holy day of Ashadhi Bij on one side of the country, especially in Jagannathpuri in Orissa, millions of people take the opportunity to witness the unprecedented Mogheri Rathyatra every year. The celebration of which is a wonderful confluence of many new and Bhatigal traditions. This Ashadhi Bij Kutchi Halari Samvat 207 is starting.

According to a historical event, before the Maharaja of Kutch, Khengarji formally established a separate state of Kutch on Magsur Sud-2 of Samvat 1608. But why is Ashadhi Bij Paraj Kutchi New Year celebrated? There are interesting historical facts behind this.

Jamlakho Falani, who changed the capital to Karakot village in Kutch, was a visionary, thoughtful prince. He always had in his mind many ideas for the development and spread of his state. That is why he went out with some of the youth of the state to determine the boundaries of his state, but they could not complete the task. So Jam Lakha had to return. But in the meanwhile, the month of Ashadh has begun. The rainfall in Kutch was also good that year. Very green all around. Seeing this, Rajvi Jam millions of Fulani were happy. At the same time, he issued a decree in his entire state that the new year of Kutch should be started with unripe seeds. In this way Rajvi Lakha Phulani made his name in the history of Kutch.

Thus, for the last eight hundred years, the festival of Ashadhibeej has been celebrated all over the state of Kutch with great fanfare as the beginning of the new year. So the Kutchis from all over the country and abroad, who have settled outside Kutch, very enthusiastically pay homage to their motherland Kutch by celebrating this big and main festival of their homeland in their temple on the festival of unripe seeds.

- Paresh Antani