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Pargat Diwas, or Valmiki Jayanti, is an annual Indian festival celebrated in particular by the Balmiki religious group, to commemorate the birth of the ancient Indian poet and philosopher Valmiki, who is thought to have lived around 500 BCE. [1]
Vishnudharmottara Purana says that Valmiki was born in the Treta Yuga as a form of Brahma who composed Ramayana and that people desirous of earning knowledge should worship Valmiki. [22] He was later reincarnated as Tulsidas , who composed the Ramcharitamanas , which was the Awadhi - Hindi version of the Ramayana .
Balmikism or Valmikism is a Hindu sect that reveres the sage Srishtikarta (also known as Bala Shah or Lal Beg) as their ancestor as a patron saint. [1] Followers believe that Valmiki was an avatar of God, and they consider his works, the Ramayana and the Yoga Vasistha, as their holy scripture. [1]
According to legend, it is said that the Shivlinga of the temple was established by the Vedic sage Maharshi Valmiki. The Shivlinga of Lord Mahadev in the temple is installed 21 feet below the ground. [3] It is one of the major Shiva temples in the Mithila region for the devotees of Sawan Sombari pilgrimage.
The Valmikis are a variety of communities throughout India who all claim descent from the legendary author of the Ramayana, Valmiki. The Valmikis can be classified as a caste or sampradaya (tradition/sect). [1] In the north-west Punjab region, this caste had adopted Sikhism. During the Indian Rebellion of 1857, many
There are only three national holidays declared by Government of India: Republic Day (26 January), Independence Day (15 August), and Gandhi Jayanti (2 October). Apart from this, certain holidays which are celebrated nationally are declared centrally by the Union Government.
The Valmiki Samhita [1] is attributed to the worship of Rama and Sita. It describes them to be the ultimate reality . According to the Valmiki Samhita , Rama is Svayam Bhagavan whose abode is higher than the highest and who is considered as the origin of Chaturvyuha , namely Vasudeva , Sankarshana , Pradyumna , and Aniruddha . [ 2 ]
In Hinduism, Ahalya (Sanskrit: अहल्या, IAST: Ahalyā) also spelt as Ahilya, is the wife of the sage Gautama Maharishi.Many Hindu scriptures describe her legend of seduction by the king of the gods Indra, her husband's curse for her infidelity, and her liberation from the curse by the god Rama.