User talk:Kalikhajraitha

Khajraitha is a gram panchayat of Parbatta block in Khagaria district of Bihar state in India. It comes under the legislative assembly of Parbatta. Before the abolition of Zamindari system in India, this village was considered as a village of Zamindars. However, after the abolition of zamindari, most of the people lost their lands and now are small scale peasants.

History and people
It is grossly estimated that the village was inhabited around 600–700 years ago. The existence of Kali Mandir which is more than 500 years old supports this assumption. People who occupied the place had migrated in search of fertile and safer land. Traces of migration can be made from the genealogy of people residing in the village. As one family settled, slowly it expanded and claimed more land. Land and cattle were considered to be primary wealth. After the establishment of Zamindari system, many people became big landlords.

Economy
The main occupation of the villagers is farming.Wheat and maize are the main plants grown in the lands of this village. Basic facilities like electricity, road, and elementary school are available by efforts of the Government of India.Because of lesser career opportunity in village, people are slowly migrating to metropolitan cities like Delhi, Kolkata, Bombay and likewise in search of better means of livelihood which accounts for the decline in village population in recent years.

With modern education, diversity is growing within the village and people are finding new means of livelihood like mobile repair shop, recharge point etc. apart from their traditional work.

Society and religion
The village is residence of people of many castes and religions but the majority are Bhumihar Brahmin. People are very religious and there are many temples of Durga, Shiva, Kali, and other Hindu deities out of which Kali Sthan is worth mentioning.Temples are well decorated during festivals. Also, in every home prayers are offered to Gosain which they believe to be listened by their ancestors. Ancestors are invited as a ritual to attend all the major events in the household like marriage, mundana(first time hair cutting ceremony) and Upanayana. In addition to temples and gosain, they also worship Kalash during Durga Puja. The village also hosts Yajna every year in Kali Sthan which is attended by thousands of people from nearby villages.

Festivals
Festivals are of primary importance for all the villagers because it is the only time when they enjoy themselves by delicious meals and visiting village fairs. Main festival are Kali Puja and Chhath Puja. During Kali Puja, the temples are well decorated and idol of Goddess Kali is established and worshipped for three days before immersing the idol in nearby Ganga stream. While in Chath puja, prayers are offered to Sun God. In addition to these main festivals many other festivals are part of their life which they perform with true devotion and in accordance with rituals.