Jivitputrika Vrat

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Jivitputrika Vrat is a Hindu fasting ritual observed by mothers, primarily in parts of North India and Nepal, to pray for the long life and well-being of their children.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Jitiya Vrat 1
Jivitputrika Vrat canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu fasting ritual ⓘ
religious observance ⓘ
associatedWith child welfare ⓘ
maternal devotion ⓘ
calendarSystem Hindu lunar calendar ⓘ
category Hindu festival ⓘ
Hindu women’s ritual ⓘ
culturalRegion Bihar ⓘ
Jharkhand ⓘ
Madhesh region of Nepal ⓘ
Uttar Pradesh ⓘ
culturalSignificance important in North Indian Hindu households ⓘ
dedicatedBy mothers of daughters ⓘ
mothers of sons ⓘ
dedicatedTo children ⓘ
fastingNature strict fast ⓘ
waterless fast ⓘ
focus health of children ⓘ
safety of children ⓘ
genderAssociation female ⓘ
goal longevity of offspring ⓘ
protection of children from misfortune ⓘ
involves prayer ⓘ
ritual offerings ⓘ
worship ⓘ
languageContext Hindi-speaking regions ⓘ
Maithili-speaking regions ⓘ
observanceMode community and family-based ritual ⓘ
observancePattern annual ⓘ
observedBy Hindu mothers ⓘ
observedIn Nepal ⓘ
North India ⓘ
linked to: northern India
participants mothers ⓘ
practiceType fasting ⓘ
practitionerDemographic married women ⓘ
mothers with living children ⓘ
primaryPurpose prayer for long life of children ⓘ
prayer for well-being of children ⓘ
relatedConcept vrata ⓘ
relatedRitual Ahoi Ashtami ⓘ
Karva Chauth ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
religiousMotivation seeking divine protection for children ⓘ
ritualType vrat ⓘ
socialFunction expression of maternal love ⓘ
strengthening family bonds ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jitiya → hasAlternativeTransliteration → Jivitputrika Vrat ⓘ
Jivitputrika → alsoKnownAs → Jitiya Vrat ⓘ
linked to: Jivitputrika Vrat