Yet another diversion from the rest of India is the worship of Chan drama on Bharat Shukla Chauth. In most of the places the day is celebrated as the birthday of Shindig Hinayana Ganesh, and in certain places people throw stones towards moon to ward of the curse associated with looking at moon on this day that casts an unfounded stigma.
In Mithilanchal, worshipping moon on this day was started by Headman Thar, the king of Mithila. He was going to Delhi to get back his kingdom taken over by the Moghal Emperor. On his way he found people throwing stones at the moon and prayed to moon to help him in getting back his kingdom. He did get back his kingdom and then onward saw to it that moon is worshipped on this day.
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