Itu puja vidhi

At the end of the Bengali month Kartik (middle of November) , Itu puja begins.  But we can also commence this puja at the middle of Bengali agrahan months, interval of 15 days ( end of November). Those who are not able to do this, they have to arrange  the puja at the same day of vasan (one day puja). 


Puja Mantra

1. Flower durba set offering  mantra:(spell 3 times) 

    Sada kochu, kalo kochu lak lak kore
    Sonar kouta rupar khil
    Khil khute laglo chor
    Amar baap vai hok lokhessor
 
 
2.  Offering  ganaga jal or fresh  water mantra: (spell 3 times) 
     
     Sujni kalmi lak lak kore
   Rajar bata pokkhu mare
    Marlo pokhu sukhar bil
    Sonar kouta rupar khil
     
    Khil khute laglo chor
    Amar baap vai hok lokhessor
   Lokho lokho dilem bor 
   Dhone dhanne dotte purte barutarr ghor


3. Offering  Set  of eight durba and eight rice grain (wet)  mantra : (spell eight times)

  Asto chal asto durba
  Kalash patra thue
 Sonre itur khotha
  Ak mon pran die

 Itu den bor
 Dhone dhanne
 dorte purte 
Baruttar ghor

* (this is a short tale  which tells the story behind  this puja) *

Puja Details

     Itu Puja is the worship of Surya, or Sun God, in Agrahan month in Bengal. The word ‘Itu’ has evolved from Mitu, which is a shortened form of Mitra. Itu Puja starts on the last day of Kartik month and is observed on all Sundays of the following month Agrahan.

(Itu puja on Sundays  video) 

 Sunday is considered auspicious for propitiating Surya.

The puja was originally meant or the preservation of seeds of the winter crops.

The puja is performed by both married and unmarried women. Once undertaken, a woman continues with its performance until her death or until she passes it on to her daughter or daughter in law.

A bowl filled with earth and a pot filled with water are kept along with other household deities during the puja.

The practitioner of the vrat eats vegetarian food on the day with no oil or turmeric.

On the day of the morning of puja, she eats only fruits and sweets offered for the puja. For lunch, she has boiled rice and vegetables and, for dinner, fried bread and a vegetable dish, along with sweets made of palm molasses.


   



Itu Puja (one month pics)

Itu puja Visarjan Vidhi