Mahalakshmia jo sagro
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Mahalakshmia jo sagro (Sindhi : مَھالڪشميءَ جو سڳڙو / महालक्ष्मीअ जो सॻड़ो) is a festival celebrated by Sindhi Hindus.[1] It is dedicated to the Hindu Goddess of wealth, Mahalakshmi. The festival falls in the month of August or September depending on the Hindu date.[2] It is a 16-days long festival beginning on the 8th day of the Shukla Paksha (Waxing phase) of Bhadrapada month and ending on the 8th day of the Krishna Paksha of Bhadrapada month. The festival is marked by fasting and tying of a sacred thread known as sagro on the wrist. A puja is done on the last day along with untying of the sagro.[3]
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