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Monday, August 6, 2012

Chhaiti / Chhatama (Sixth Days)


Hindu people give more importance to the birth of son. Sixth days of the newly baby is called Chhaiti / Chhatam. Parents go to fortuneteller on that day to know the future the baby. It is believed that Angle comes from heaven to the baby home to write his/her future, so people have hymn all the night to please the god in the betterment of baby’s  future. They light candle (Diyo), put book, copy, pen & money under the baby’s pillow. But they do not perform any types of above work except lighting the candle (Batti) putting book, copy, pen & money under the baby’s pillow if the baby is daughter. Batti is lighting with the help of ghee / oil & cotton.    

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