Kaag Puja / Kag Puja

Posted on October 25, 2011 | 6 Comments

The first day of Tihar is Kaag (crow) puja / Kag puja.

Hindus believe crows to be messengers of good or bad news. With its croaking, it conveys messages like visitor coming to the house. It is also believed to be a messenger of Yama, the God of death.

To avert grief and death in the family, Hindus worship crows during Kag Tihar offering it sweets and various dishes. In Nepal, once you leave offerings on the balcony, crow will come and eat the food.

In Australia, I haven’t seen many crows around so I printed a photo of a crow and performed the Puja this morning. According to my mum, whatever you can do where you are is good enough, you just need to have faith in your belief and perform your duties as per you faith.

Happy Tihar!!!

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6 responses to “Kaag Puja / Kag Puja”

  1. saru sitaula | November 2, 2017 at 12:54 am | Reply

    wow very nice good sis… HAPPY TIHAR

  2. saru sitaula | November 2, 2017 at 12:51 am | Reply

    very nice sis good

  4. Basundhara | October 26, 2011 at 3:11 am | Reply

    Oh yes I know in Nepal there are a lot of crows. One time we were at the Durbar Squaere in Basanthapur and we had given some food…….wau its coming more and more and we are running…..happy tihar to you and you family

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