Cheti Chand 2024: What Significance It Has For Sindhi Community?

What is Cheti Chand?

With varied religious and cultural backgrounds, most parts of India observe a variety of these Festivals. Cheti Chand, which is celebrated by the Sindhi community, is one Such festival. It is a Sindhi New Year’s Day celebration commemorating the Birthday of Sindhi Patron Saint Jhulelal also known as Uderolal.

Cheti Chand is celebrated on the First day of the year, in the Sindhi month of Chet, according to the lunar cycle of the lunisolar Hindu calendar. Cheti Chand, which comes on the same day as Gudi Padwa for Marathis, is the Sindhi New Year. Varun Dev (Water God) Sai Uderolal, also known as Jhulelal, celebrates Cheti Chand as his Birthday.

Cheti Chand 2024: Date and Time

The Hindu Panchang determines when the Cheti Chand Festival will take place.

Cheti Chand is honoured on the second day of Chaitra Shukla Paksha, or the second day of the Sindhi month of Chet, according to this calendar. It usually means that it will be in the Gregorian calendar at the end of March or early April and will usually be on Gudi Padwa and Ugadi the same day or next.

Cheti Chand 2024 Date and Time

Event:Date and Time:
Cheti Chand 2024Tue, 9 Apr, 2024
Cheti Chand Muhurat06:32 PM to 07:08 PM
Pratipada Tithi Starts11:50 PM on Apr 08, 2024
Pratipada Tithi Ends08:30 PM on Apr 09, 2024


Cheti Chand Significance
The Sindhi community refers to “Chaitra” as “Chet,” or the first month. Furthermore, in this Panchang, every new month begins with the new moon or Chand; as a result, the Sindhi community refers to the festival as “Cheti Chand.” People used to go to a river or lake on the full moon day and give ‘Akho,’ which was a pinch of rice mixed with milk and flour. The rite should be done at a well if there isn’t a river or ‘Darya’ nearby.

The day is significant for Sindhis since it is believed that Varun Dev emerged as Jhulelal on this day to save the Sindhi community from a king who wanted to kill Sindhi culture and Hinduism. It’s also a day of gratitude and prayer for the God of Water. Sindhis pray for forty days, a practice known as Chaliho. Sindhis rejoice for Cheti Chand after Chaliho. They fast as well, and after praying, they eat fruits to break their fast.

This day is considered auspicious and favourable for beginning new endeavours. After worshipping Jhulelal, the Sindhi community reveals and shows their rich culture through dance, drama, poetry, and folk arts.

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