The solemn worshipping of Goddess Shree Swasthani (the Hindu deity known for miracu lously granting wishes made in solemn state by pure souls) in every Hindu household, particularly those of Chhetris and Brahmins begins on third week of January (Poush skula prunima according to Hindu Vedic calendar). Notwithstanding the chilly winter, every member of the family infallibly gathers in a room, clean and sanctified, in the evening, where the deity is worshipped collectively, amid chanting of holy hymns from Shree Swasthani Brata-Katha (scripture recording divine feats of Swasthani Devi), and later, the elderly male or female member or some Guru read aloud the brata-katha (episodes telling several miraculous feats performed by the diet and the poor souls being granted wishes).
Innumerable episode, a break down in thirty-one chapters depicting the Bhakta’s (devotees’) suffering, and later, being redeemed, in a state of salvation, are read aloud and solemnly listened to by everyone in the winter evening. The holy occasion goes uninterrupted for a complete one month. The one, Guru or the elderly member, chanting the hymns in Sanskrit languages or translated version in vernacular Nepali, usually do so in state of fasting so as to purge himself for the holy purpose while other listen to him in a spell-bound manner.
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