Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti

Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti is the Jayanti arranged by the various communities of india. The first community is the Agrahari community, and the second is the Agrawal community. The saint whose birthday is celebrated on this day is called Maharaja Agrasen. He was the person who first time founded the two communities mentioned in the above lines, named the Agrahari community and the Agrawal community. He also remained the king of the city called, Agroha. It is only celebrated in areas where the Agrawal communities are affluent in number, like Uttar Pradesh. According to the gregorian calendar, this day will be arranged on the 15th of October.

Rituals on Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti

• The Goddess worshipped on this Jayanti is named Lakshmi. According to the Agrasen followers, worshiping the Lakshami has great rewards like happiness and peace. 
• On the event day, the Kuldevi temples got washed with water enriched with fragrant red flowers. The Idols of Lakshmi are placed in it, and new red clothes are enwrapped before starting worship. 
• The medical camps are also set in front of the temples for treatment at the time of emergency. Other social activities are also performed on the event day, such as distributing food and new clothes among poor celebrators. 
• The event’s celebrations are arranged on a governmental basis, and the government controls the celebrations. The Lakshami temples are cleaned on the government’s order and closed until the event’s coming. The main decorated temples are related to Uttar Pradesh, powerfully illustrated by Maharaja Agrasen’s followers.