Importance
Thus the reins of Hitguj were now accepted by the present editor Dr. Sumedha Marathe, initially with the editorial assistance of Shri. Sitaram Gopal Khambete who independently published 2 issues of Dec 2006 and March 2007. Since then, the Hitguj is being published, with 24 pages of literary contributions in various forms, from the enthusiasts from the Marathe Clan. The veracity of subjects handled by the Hitguj can be judged by having a glance at the index of articles published in Hitguj right from its inception. It gave many of us Marathes a platform to express our views on various matters, created an opening for our creativity in various fields like literature, arts, poetry etc.
Chaitra (March April): Gudhipadva, Chaitrangan, Chaitragauri (Gajagauri), Ramnavmi (Chaitra Shuddha Navmi), Chaitra Paurnima (Hanuman Jayanti)
This list pertains to the festivals celebrated by entire ‘Chitpavan’ community. We have listed below all festivals and religious traditions followed by the ‘Marathe’s with a detailed descriptions of each. However a brief information about other festivities and traditions can also be viewed under the ‘Tab’ ‘Chitpavans’. A close look at the list of festivals would confirm the widely held premise that the Maharashtrian festivities mainly pertain to the Females of the clan. Some festivals like ‘Ganesh Chaturthi’, Dev Diwali became popular over a period of time and are being celebrated enthusiastically by entire society. In fact, many festivities are observed with identical spirit/ theme but at times with different rituals in rest of the parts of the country.