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What is Chandi?
The celebration of Sakela is connected to many myths. One of them being dedicated to mother Goddess Kiratini who is better known by Chandika and Durga. Hence the Sakela festival is also know as Chandi naanch. Chandi naanch is the worshiping and giving thanks to mother Goddess Chandika(Durga) to help the people get rid of evil demon Mahishasura.
Kali Prasad Goswami in his book Kamakhya Temple mentions more about the Durga caste and the Durga puja. Here's a short except of work from this book:
"Swami Prajnananda says Savarotsava is Durga Puja. Swami Abhedananda remarks that Durga was worshiped by Savar, Barbar, Pulinda caste. She was addicted to meat and wine, etc. The Chandipuza of autumn season was therefore called Savarotsava.............Durga and Chandi were the goddess of the Kirata caste. So Durga other name is Kiratini". ~ Kamakhya Temple By Kali Prasad Goswami
According to Coburn, it is striking that the word Candika has virtually no earlier history in Sanskrit. "There are no instances of its occurrence in the Vedic literature we have surveyed. The epics are similarly barren: neither the Ramayana nor the Mahabharata give evidence of the epithet, although in one of the hymns inserted in the latter Canda and Candi are applied to the deity they praised".
~ Devi Mahatmya by Coburn, Thomas B.
The Sanskrit dictionary, (Monier-Williams) explains Matamgi as names of the mythical mother of elephant tribe; a Candala or Kirata woman; name of a form of Durga, and further as one of the ten mahavidyas and as the mother of Vasistha. Matamga means elephant, Candala (man of the lowest rank) or Kirata(mountainer, babarian), and the name of the serpent demon.
~ Nityasumagali By Saskia C. Kersenboom-Story, Saskia Kersenboom
Points to be taken.
This festival, once banned by one of the Malla kings, was again officially recognized by the government as the Kirat’s festival in 2058. It is gaining popularity among young generation.
What is Chandi?
The celebration of Sakela is connected to many myths. One of them being dedicated to mother Goddess Kiratini who is better known by Chandika and Durga. Hence the Sakela festival is also know as Chandi naanch. Chandi naanch is the worshiping and giving thanks to mother Goddess Chandika(Durga) to help the people get rid of evil demon Mahishasura.
Kali Prasad Goswami in his book Kamakhya Temple mentions more about the Durga caste and the Durga puja. Here's a short except of work from this book:
"Swami Prajnananda says Savarotsava is Durga Puja. Swami Abhedananda remarks that Durga was worshiped by Savar, Barbar, Pulinda caste. She was addicted to meat and wine, etc. The Chandipuza of autumn season was therefore called Savarotsava.............Durga and Chandi were the goddess of the Kirata caste. So Durga other name is Kiratini". ~ Kamakhya Temple By Kali Prasad Goswami
According to Coburn, it is striking that the word Candika has virtually no earlier history in Sanskrit. "There are no instances of its occurrence in the Vedic literature we have surveyed. The epics are similarly barren: neither the Ramayana nor the Mahabharata give evidence of the epithet, although in one of the hymns inserted in the latter Canda and Candi are applied to the deity they praised".
~ Devi Mahatmya by Coburn, Thomas B.
The Sanskrit dictionary, (Monier-Williams) explains Matamgi as names of the mythical mother of elephant tribe; a Candala or Kirata woman; name of a form of Durga, and further as one of the ten mahavidyas and as the mother of Vasistha. Matamga means elephant, Candala (man of the lowest rank) or Kirata(mountainer, babarian), and the name of the serpent demon.
~ Nityasumagali By Saskia C. Kersenboom-Story, Saskia Kersenboom
Points to be taken.
This festival, once banned by one of the Malla kings, was again officially recognized by the government as the Kirat’s festival in 2058. It is gaining popularity among young generation.