Jivitputrika is a three-day-long Ancient Hindu festival which is celebrated from the seventh to ninth lunar day of Krishna-Paksha in Ashvin month primarily in the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand.
[5] Concurrently with Jivitputrika festivities in 2024, significant monsoon rainfall impacted multiple regions of India, causing widespread flooding and the swelling of rivers and other bodies of water such as the Kopili, Barak, and Kushiyara.
[6][7] The Bihar Disaster Management Authority reported on 26 September 2024 that at least 46 people had been killed after drowning or being swept away in swollen rivers and bodies of water while engaging in rituals.
[8] Victims were reported in the districts of Arwal, Aurangabad, Buxar, East and West Champaran, Gopalganj, Kaimur, Muzaffarpur, Nalanda, Patna, Rohtas, Samastipur, Saran, Siwan, and Vaishali.
[10] Rashtriya Janata Dal spokesperson Mrityunjay Tiwary expressed disdain towards the state government for not arranging emergency staff and resources to all ghats where festivities were taking place instead of only deploying to state-designated locations.