Jiti

Searches are surging around Jitiya Vrat, a festival observed mainly by mothers in Bihar, Jharkhand and eastern Uttar Pradesh for the long life and wellbeing of their children. Alongside questions about the timing of the Paran, the ritual meal that breaks the fast, Hindi outlets are carrying the traditional Katha, recounting the sacrifice of Gandharva king Jimutvahana and the legend of the Nag dynasty that underpins the vrat.

A new open-source project called Jiti lets developers modify and extend a running Lisp application simply by describing changes in conversation, instead of stopping and rewriting code. Released on GitHub by ghuntley, it is drawing attention among programmers interested in interactive, AI-assisted development workflows and the idea of evolving live systems.

Devotees across Bihar and Jharkhand are observing Jitiya Vrat, a Hindu festival in which mothers fast for the long life and wellbeing of their children. Crowds gathered at Jhantia Ganga Ghat for the nahay-khay rituals marking the start of the festival. The vrat katha, the traditional story recited during the fast, is being widely read and shared as families take part in the observances.

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