Folks of the Vartia neighborhood residing within the towns of Umarkot, Mithi and Chelhar of Sindh cross door-to-door to take alms and in it they obtain mustard oil and iron.
This neighborhood is the priest of Shani Dev and simplest about 50 households of this neighborhood are settled in those towns in Pakistan.
The folk of this neighborhood take alms from area to deal with to the communities belonging to the Hindu faith each weekday.
They provide them mustard oil and iron as a present. Iron is usually a coin nail or every other iron object.
In a complete day an individual will get one to 2 kilograms of mustard oil, round one kilogram of iron nails and a few cash. They promote them at any retailer.
By means of promoting it, they get 500 to 700 rupees which they use for his or her family bills.
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An individual from the similar neighborhood, Vasdev Vartiyu, instructed Impartial Urdu that ‘folks of our neighborhood residing in India are known as Bhargou, whilst in Pakistan we’re often known as Vartia Maharaj and Chincharia (Seven) Maharaj. .’
He stated that few folks of our neighborhood reside simplest in Sindh in Pakistan, subsequently folks of our neighborhood additionally cross to Punjab, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa the place folks belonging to Hindu faith reside. .’
Vasdev stated that the primary temple of Shani Dev in Pakistan used to be in-built Mithi, and then it used to be in-built Umarkot and different towns.
“When there have been no temples of Shani Dev in Pakistan, individuals who believed in Shani Dev used to pour mustard oil at the intersections in villages and towns. Now temples have additionally been constructed, however folks nonetheless pour mustard oil at the intersections and likewise pour it at the idols within the temple.’
Vasdev additional instructed Impartial Urdu that ‘the one that blames Shani Dev. He wears black garments on weekdays. This dosh lasts for seven and a part years or two and a part years. Till then, she has to put on black garments each weekday.
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