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This vrata is performed in the courtyard or floor of the house in rural Bengal or on the pond or garden. Being an unscriptural feminine vrata, no mantra or priest is required to observe the ritual.
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After four years, the vrata is celebrated with a kahan cowry after the observance of the vrata at the scheduled time. At the end of the vrata, it is customary to feed one or four
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sandalwood, white flowers and Durba grass are bowed to the pond with Anjali.
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