ଚିତଉ ଅମାବାସ୍ୟା ଉପଲକ୍ଷେ "ଚିତଉ ପିଠା"
Chitau Pitha: Pancakes made from rice flour and coconut batter.
We all know that on the eve of this Amavasya we offer this to Lord Jagannath.
However very few of us might be aware of this Odia tradition that is celebrated in villages. During early times when Agriculture was the essence of our income people used to offer this to "Gendesuni" deity to appease her.
Gendesuni was believed to be the female power of all types of insects, slugs, snails and serpents that come out during rain. Since during primitive days farmers used to go to their farms early in the morning and there was no light in the villages as well, there were chances farmers used to get bitten by these species during rainy season. So the females used to go the fields and offer this pancake to Gendesuni deity to appease her and pray to her to avoid the wrath of these species, so that they do not bite/hurt the legs of the farmers who go to work in the fields.
ଚିତଉ ଅମାବାସ୍ୟା ଉପଲକ୍ଷେ "ଚିତଉ ପିଠା"
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