Mahalaxmi Sagara
Mahalaxmi Jo Sagado (Sagaro)
This is one of unique and important festival in the Sindhi festival calendar. The festival is dedicated to Goddess Mahalaxmi, the Goddess of wealth and being celebrated during the “Shiradh” – a time period of two weeks dedicated for paying homage to forefathers. Actual celebration of this festival starts with tiding “Sagaro” a thread belt complied from raw thread with sixteen knots on wrist, before the start of Shiradh but as on the eighth Shiradh Sagaro is untied so this sindhi festival is considered as one celebrated during the Shiradh.
Sagara Chhodininu
To mark the end of festival a special worship prayer of Goddess Mahalaxmi is conducted in nearby temple where all the ladies are gathered with sagara of all the family members. Each Sagaro is rolled over the set of four “Puris” and for each sagara set of two each Sori [sixteen-pointed Tiki] and Titar [with four points] are made and after the worship are to be eaten by the family member concerned.
Associated Sindhi Food
For this festival Tikyoon, Lola and Satpuda are prepared in Sindhi homes. Specially kids and elderly members of sindhi families are eagerly waiting Mahalaxmi Ja sagara because Satpuda socked in sweet milk is one of tasty sindhi food.