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Curd Splashing Festival
Curd Splashing Festival
	Dahi Jatra in 2019
Official name	दही जात्रा
Observed by	Newar,Tauthali, Nepal
Observances	Dashain Festival
Date	last wednesday October
Frequency	annual
Related to	Newar Community (Hindu Culture)

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Curd Splashing Festival (दही जात्रा) is one of many ritual performed by the local people (especially Youth) of Tauthali village the following day of Bijaya Dashami. Locals who are involved in this Jaatraa splatter curd to one another as a part of festival. Dahi Jaatraa begins with an offering of curd to the local goddess Tripura Sundari Mai , held in Tripura Village body (त्रिपुरा गाउँपलिका) of Sindhupalchok district.

This unique tradition is practised only at Tauthali in the temple of goddess Shree Tripura Sundari Maai every year. Likewise La Tomatina festival held in spain, where participants uses tomatoes to throw to other participants as an entertainment purpose, in this jaatraa too participants uses curds to throw to other participants for an entertainment and traditional purposes. After the end of festival, whole body of participants and premises of goddess Shree Tripura Sundari Maai Temple is covered with curd, which makes devotees strenuous to walk and performed another rituals (Lingho Jaatraa) properly.

It is believed that this tradition of playing with curd had started from 13th century during the rule of Malla dynasty. Before centuries, farmer who used to keep cattle of this village used to offer curd to goddess Tripura Sundari Maii, believing that the god would bless them so that they would be able to produce more amount of curd next year. And this was the reason how and why the locals started to perform this unique rituals.

Youth Playing Curd.( युवाहरु दही जात्रा खेल्दै )

Before decades, the curd splashing in this place would bring a stream of curd flowing down the area during the ritual due to the sheer amount of curd that used to be splashed. But the amount of curd brought for the ritual has diminished over the years as the number of farmers rearing cattle has been reduced in this community. Locals and few organizations are actively involved to preserve this culture and tradition so that newer generations would get chance to see this distinctive festival of Nepal (तौथली).

References

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^ https://www.facebook.com/2059783834269086/videos/476324856289547/ Video Clip of Curd Splashing festival #dahi_jatra
^ https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/curd-splashing-festival-held-in-tauthali/ News Article

[1] ttps://www.facebook.com/2059783834269086/videos/476324856289547/ Video Clip of Curd Splashing festival #dahi_jatra

[2] ttps://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/curd-splashing-festival-held-in-tauthali/ News Article

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- '''Curd Splashing Festival''' ('''दही जात्रा''') is one of many ritual performed by the local people (especially Youth) of '''Tauthali''' village the following day of Bijaya Dashami. Locals  who are involved in this Jaatraa splatter curd to one another as a part of festival. Dahi Jaatraa begins with an offering of curd to the local goddess Tripura Sundari Mai , held in Tripura Village body '''(त्रिपुरा गाउँपलिका)''' of Sindhupalchok district.
+'''Curd Splashing Festival''' ('''दही जात्रा''') is one of many ritual performed by the local people (especially Youth) of '''Tauthali''' village the following day of Bijaya Dashami. Locals  who are involved in this Jaatraa splatter curd to one another as a part of festival. Dahi Jaatraa begins with an offering of curd to the local goddess Tripura Sundari Mai , held in Tripura Village body '''(त्रिपुरा गाउँपलिका)''' of Sindhupalchok district.
- This unique tradition is practised only at Tauthali in the temple of goddess Shree Tripura Sundari Maai every year. Likewise La Tomatina festival held in spain, where participants uses tomatoes to throw to other participants as an entertainment purpose, in this jaatraa too participants uses curds to throw to other participants for an entertainment and traditional purposes. After the end of festival, whole body of participants and premises of goddess Shree Tripura Sundari Maai Temple is covered with curd, which makes devotees strenuous to walk and performed another rituals ('''Lingho Jaatraa''') properly.
+This unique tradition is practised only at Tauthali in the temple of goddess Shree Tripura Sundari Maai every year. Likewise La Tomatina festival held in spain, where participants uses tomatoes to throw to other participants as an entertainment purpose, in this jaatraa too participants uses curds to throw to other participants for an entertainment and traditional purposes. After the end of festival, whole body of participants and premises of goddess Shree Tripura Sundari Maai Temple is covered with curd, which makes devotees strenuous to walk and performed another rituals ('''Lingho Jaatraa''') properly.
- It is believed that this tradition of playing with curd had started from 13th century during the rule of Malla dynasty. Before centuries, farmer who used to keep cattle of this village used to offer curd to goddess Tripura Sundari Maii, believing that the god would bless them so that they would be able to produce more amount of curd next year. And this was the reason how and why the locals started to perform this unique rituals.
+It is believed that this tradition of playing with curd had started from 13th century during the rule of Malla dynasty. Before centuries, farmer who used to keep cattle of this village used to offer curd to goddess Tripura Sundari Maii, believing that the god would bless them so that they would be able to produce more amount of curd next year. And this was the reason how and why the locals started to perform this unique rituals.
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- Before decades, the curd splashing in this place would bring a stream of curd flowing down the area during the ritual due to the sheer amount of curd that used to be splashed. But the amount of curd brought for the ritual has diminished over the years as the number of farmers rearing cattle has been reduced in this community. Locals and few organizations are actively involved to preserve this culture and tradition so that newer generations would get chance to see this distinctive festival of Nepal ('''तौथली''').
+Before decades, the curd splashing in this place would bring a stream of curd flowing down the area during the ritual due to the sheer amount of curd that used to be splashed. But the amount of curd brought for the ritual has diminished over the years as the number of farmers rearing cattle has been reduced in this community. Locals and few organizations are actively involved to preserve this culture and tradition so that newer generations would get chance to see this distinctive festival of Nepal ('''तौथली''').
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