Kathmandu. On the third day of Tihar, cow worship is being performed by the Newari community and Mhah Puja. The tradition of worshiping the cow as sacred has been going on since the Vedic period. Today, it is customary for the Newari communities to sit at home in the evening and perform Mha Puja i.e. self-worship.
Gai Tihar is being celebrated today by worshipping cows as part of Yamapanchak. On the day of Kartik Krishna Pratipada, the cow is worshiped as a symbol of Goddess Lakshmi and as a mother cow. According to the classical statement that all the gods and goddesses reside in the body of the cow, it is customary to worship the body of the cow from the head to the feet of the cow.
Sweet food is given to the cow by adorning it with garlands, rubbing oil on it. Some people graze cows in the fields on this day. There is a religious belief that tying the rope tied on the hand on the day of Raksha Bandhan on this day will make it easier to cross the painful sea or Baitarani after death. It has been proved that cow urine and dung have medicinal properties in the form of nectar and cow’s milk has the juice to develop health and intelligence. The cow is a very virtuous and virtuous animal.
Mha Puja is a festival of worshipping oneself. Every year, on the day of the beginning of Nepal Sambat, Mhas Puja is performed in the Newari community. The self is the greatest thing, so it is worshiped with the intention of respecting yourself. Mhas Puja is the worship of one’s ability, hard work and hard work. Mha Puja is done as a belief that the world exists only after oneself.
