Kantha Puja: Asian/Oriental Folk Song from Ravain Region for Worshipping Hills/Mountains

Oriental/Asian Folk Literature from Ravain/Rawaeen, Yamuna-Tons Valley Region, Uttarkashi, Dehradun, Garhwal -29 

Asian/oriental Jagar Gatha (Lyrical Prose Folk Ritual Sayings), Religious Traditional Songs, Customary Sacred Songs from Ravain/Rawaeen, Yamuna -Tons Valley, Uttarkashi, Garhwal Region-23

            Folk Songs/Folktales collection by late Dr. Jagdish Prasad ‘Jaggu’ Naudiyal 

                 Translation, Interpretation by: Bhishma Kukreti

          In past, every community those lived in the mountainous regions used to worship or praise mountains. There are worship songs or praising songs for mountains all over the world.

               There is famous folk song in Ravain/Rawaeen praising the hill or Kantha. This song is sung anywhere including at ritual ceremony or Jagar.

रवांइ,  उत्तरकाशी,  देहरादून गढ़वाल क्षेत्र  के  प्रचलित   लोक गीत- 29 

रवांइ,  उत्तरकाशी देहरादून  , रवांइ  क्षेत्र से जागर या धार्मिक अनुष्ठान के लोक गीत/कथायें    -22 


 
   (मूल -डा जगदीश 'जग्गू' नौडियाल   २०११, उत्तराखंड की सांस्कृतिक धरोहर ( रवांइ क्षेत्र के लोकसाहित्यका  सांस्कृतिक अध्ययन ), विनसर पब्लिशिंग कं. देहरादून  )
( इंटरनेट प्रस्तुति  एवं अतिरिक्त व्याखा - भीष्म कुकरेती )


कांठा पूजा जागर (पर्वत शिखर पूजा )

ये केदारी कांठा फूल्यो , रंग बिरंगा फूल।।
नन्दन वन स्यो लग्यो,रंग बिरंगा फूल।।
देबू कु रौ वासू तख , रंग बिरंगा फूल।।
इन्द्रपुरी स्यो लगद ,रंग बिरंगा फूल।।

O Kedari Hill top you are with colorful flowers.

The Kedari Kantha looks like Nandan garden (Eden Garden) because of colorful flowers.

Deities and goddesses live in the hill top and colorful flowers.

The Kedari Kantha looks like Indrapuri (Heaven) and there are colorful flowers.

Copyright Interpretation, @ Bhishma Kukreti 27/6/2013

   References:

Dr Jagdish Prasad Naudiyal, Uttarakhand ki Sanskritik Dharohar  (Ravain Kshetra ke lok Sahitya ka Sanskritik Adhyayan

2-Sudha Chandola, Some Goddess Rituals from Non Narrative folk songs of India

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Folk Literature of Ravain/Rawaeen, Yamuna -Tons Valley Region, Uttarkashi, Dehradun, Garhwal to be continued…30

Jagar Gatha (Lyrical Prose Folk Ritual Tales), Religious Traditional Songs, Sacred Customary songs  from Ravain, Yamuna-Tons Valley, Uttarkashi, Garhwal Region to be continued…24

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