🔆 Jivitputrika Festival: Overview 📍 Context ✅ 46 people, including 37 children, tragically drowned during the Jivitputrika celebrations in Bihar. 📍 About Jivitputrika Festival ✅ Jivitputrika (also known as Jitiya Vrat) is a Hindu festival observed primarily in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Nepal. ✅ Purpose: Mothers pray for their children's safety, long life, and prosperity. ✅ Timing: Celebrated on Ashtami Tithi of Krishna Paksha in the month of Ashwin (September–October). ✅ Mythology: Inspired by the selflessness of King Jimutavahana, who gave his life to save others. 📍 Rituals ✅ Nahai-Khai: Participants take a purifying bath and enjoy a nutritious meal. ✅ Khur-Jitiya: A strict nirjala fast (no food or water) is observed. ✅ Paaran: The fast ends with a meal to conclude the ritual.