Umkhosi obalulekile wabesifazane eRajasthan
I-Gangaur iphathelene nokuhlonipha unkulunkulukazi uGauri, nokugubha uthando nomshado. Ukubonakaliswa kweParvati (umkaSomnini uShiva), umelela ukuhlanzeka nokuqhathaniswa. Abesifazane abashadile bakhulekela uGauri impilo enhle nokuphila isikhathi eside kwabayeni babo. Abesifazane abangashadile bayamkhulekela ukuba abusiswe nomyeni omuhle.
"Gana" elinye igama elithi Lord Shiva, kanti iGangaur lisho iNkosi Shiva noParvati ndawonye.
Kukholelwa ukuthi uGauri unqobe uthando lukaNkosi Shiva ngokuzinikela kwakhe okujulile nokuzindla okuzinikele ukumbamba. I-Parvati ibuyele ekhaya lakhe labazali ngesikhathi seGangaur, ukubusisa abangane bayo ngemibhangqwana yomshado. Ngosuku lokugcina, uParvati wanikezwa ukuthula okukhulu ngabathandekayo bakhe futhi iNkosi uShiva yafika ekuhambiseni ikhaya lakhe.
Umkhosi weGangaur uphi?
Ngo-2018, i-Gangaur izogubha ngoMashi 20. Kodwa-ke, imikhosi yemikhosi inweba izinsuku ezingu-18 futhi iqala ngosuku olulandela uHoli .
Uphi lapho kugujwa khona?
Imikhosi ye-Gangaur yenzeka kulo lonke i-Rajasthan futhi ingenye yemikhosi ebaluleke kakhulu yombuso.
Imikhosi ephawulekayo yenzeka eJaipur , e-Udaipur, eJodhpur, eJaasalmer, e-Bikaner naseNathdwara (ngase-Udaipur) .
Ugujwa kanjani?
Umkhosi uvame kakhulu kulabo besifazane, abagqoke izingubo zabo ezinhle kanye nezingubo zokugqoka, futhi bathandazele indoda ekhethayo noma inhlalakahle yabayeni babo.
Ngosuku lokugcina, izinkomba ezimibalabala zezithombe ze-bejeweled zenkulunkulukazi uGauri zithutha yonke imizi nemizana, zihambisana nezinhlangano zendawo.
E-Udaipur, kunomkhumbi wokuhamba ngesikebhe eLake Pichola, kanye nezibhamu. Abesifazane balinganisa izitsha eziningana zethusi emakhanda abo zengeze ezithakazelisayo. Lesi siphetho sigcina ngezibhamu emabhange echibi.
Imikhosi idluliselwa izinsuku ezintathu, kusukela ngoMashi 20-22, futhi ihambisane noMkhosi weMewar .
Ekuseni ekuseni eJodhpur, izinkulungwane zezintombi zigqoka, zihlabelela, futhi zithwala amanzi nokhula ezimbizeni.
EJaipur, i-pomp kanye ne-pageantry ye-procession yendabuko iqala kusuka ku-Zanani-Deodhi ye- City Palace . Idlula i-Tripolia Bazaar, uChoti Chaupar, i-Gangauri Bazaar, inkundla yeChaugan, futhi ekugcineni iguqule eduze ne-Talkatora. Izindlovu, i-palanquins endala, izinqola, izinqola zezinkunzi, kanye nezenzo zomuntu zonke ziyingxenye yalo. Lo mqhudelwano uzokwenzeka kusukela ngo-4 ntambama ngoMashi 20 no-21, 2018. Umhlaba oBomvu uqhuba uhambo oluqondisiwe kusuka eDelhi.
Yimiphi imicimbi eyenziwa Ngesikhathi seGangaur?
Izithombe ezinhle zeShiva neParvati, ezizokhonzwa phakathi nomkhosi, zenziwe ngabadwebi bendawo. Bafika ekhaya babuye bahlotshiswe, bese befakwa ebhasikisini benotshani nezimbali. Ukolweni udlala indima ebalulekile emidlalweni. Kuhlwanyelwa emifinjini encane yobumba ( kunda ) kanti utshani obolweni busetshenziselwa ukukhulekela ngosuku lokugcina. Izimbiza zamanzi nazo zihlotshiswe ngezindabuko zendabuko e-Rajasthani (uhlobo olukhethekile lomdwebo owenziwe ngamanzi aketshezi ).
Bonke abesifazane abasanda kushada kufanele bazile ukudla zonke izinsuku ezingu-18 zomkhosi.
Ngisho nabesifazane abangashadile bazila ukudla futhi badla ukudla okulodwa ngosuku, ethembeni lokuthola umyeni omuhle. Ukuze athole uMnumzane Ulungile, kusihlwa ngosuku lwesikhombisa lomkhosi, amantombazane abasha abangashadile athatha izimbiza zobumba (ezibizwa ngokuthi ama- ghudilas) ngezibani ezivutha ngaphakathi kwazo emakhanda abo. Bakha izingoma zomdabu zakwa Rajasthani ezihlobene nomkhosi futhi zibusiswa ngezipho ezivela kumalungu omndeni omdala.
Ngosuku lwesibili lokugcina lomkhosi, owaziwa ngokuthi nguSinjara , abazali besifazane abashadile bathuma amadodakazi abo amaswidi, izingubo, ubucwebe nezinye izinto zokuhlobisa. Abesifazane bagqoke kulezi zinto bese behlobisa izandla zabo nezinyawo ngezinyosi i (henna), bese begubha imindeni yabo.
Umkhosi uqede ekuhambeni kukaGauri ngosuku lokugcina, ngokuqhekeka kwama- ghudilas nokubhapathizwa kwezithombe zaseGauri emanzini.
Abesifazane bangabonakala bebathwele emigwaqweni emakhanda abo.
I-Gangaur nayo yisikhathi esinqunyiwe sonyaka sokukhetha umlingani wokuphila. Amadoda nabesifazane besilisa bafumana ithuba lokuhlangana nokuxhumana, bakhethe abalingani babo, baxoxe futhi bashade.