Navratri
नवरात्री
Devi
Pujan
'Nava'
means 'nine' and 'ratri' is made up of 'ra' which also means 'night'
and 'tri' meaning the three aspects of our life – body, mind and
soul.
"Om
Ang Haring Kalim Shree Maha Durgay Namah".this
is the only mantra of chanting which helps the peoples in NAVARATI
to take any thing with Goddess Durga .
The
festival of Navratri means nights of 9 days of worships ' which also
means 'night' and 'tri' meaning the three aspects of our life –
body, mind and soul.
The
nine days of Navratri are also an opportunity to rejoice in the
three primordial qualities that make up the universe. The
festival of Navratri is celebrated with prayers and gaiety in the
beginning of the Ashwin according to hindi calendar Winter according
to English calendar and the beginning of Chatira according to hindi
calendar spring according to English calendar .. “Nava-ratri"
literally means "nine nights." This festival is observed
twice a year, once in the beginning of summer and again at the onset
of winter. Navratri is a time where nine forms of Hindu goddesses
like are worshiped each day.
- Brahmacharini
- Chandraghanta
- Kushmanda
- Siddhidaatri
- Bhavani
These goddess also called Durga,
Bhadrakali, Amba or Jagadamba, Annapurna, Sarvamangala, Bhairavi,
Chandika Lalita and Bhavani
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The
Navratri fast is observed from the first day to the ninth day. Some
people spent whole these days with intake milk and fruits during the
nine days. Most devotees take a single meal during the day.
Non-vegetarian food , onion, garlic & Alcohol food is totally
avoided. Many people even they dontworship these days but also avoid
the use of onion and garlic for the entire duration of Navaratri.
During Navaratri, we invoke the energy aspect of God in the form of
the universal mother, commonly referred to as DURGA which literally
means the remover of bad things in our life. She is also referred
to as DEVI or SHAKTI . It is this energy, which helps God to proceed
with the work of creation, preservation and destruction.
PUJA
ITEMS
Navratri
puja is very simple and not very complicated and even required little
bit items like:
Photo
of Goddess Durga,
Durga
Sapthashati book or Durga Chalisa ,
water
in Kalash (Mud made is best) ,
fresh
washed mango leaves,
one
coconut (In which Water is inside) ,
Roli
(red color for tilak),
Moli
(red sacred thread),
Rice,
Paan
leaves,
Supari-
beetle nuts
Cloves
(Loongs),
Cardamom,
kumkum
and
Match
Sticks
Dhoop
Deshi
Ghee for hawan or for Aarti purpose
Some
sweets of Deshi Ghee made or fruits for prasad
POOJA
VIDHI of Navrathi
- In order to perform the puja, take bath in the morning and wear always Clean clothes both the nine days.
- ill the kalash with water and place mango leaves on its mouth
- Place a coconut inside the kalash.
- Tie moli around the neck of the kalash
- Sprinkle 'Ganga jal' all over the Puja room
- offer sandalwood powder and some fresh grass to the Goddess.
- Place some fresh flowers in front of the Goddess
- offer 'Paan' with a clove placed on it.
- Light 'Dhoop '& Diya
- Folds your hands & prey.
- Read Durga Sapthashati chapter each day
- And at the end read Durga AArti
On
the last day of Navrathi
Before
they complete their fast, nine young girls and one boy who are
considered to be the representatives of each form of the Goddess and
Bhairon Nath are invited. They
are welcomed by washing their feet and putting tilak on their
forehead.
Navratri
celebrations end on 'Ashtami' instead of Mahanavami in some parts of
Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Kashmir and Maharashtra
are offered Prasad like poori, kala chana halwa , coconut, or any
gift item which small children liked or Rupees. ).
Navratri
is a very important and major festival in the western states of
Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Karnataka during which the traditional
dance of Gujarat called Garba is widely performed. Garba is a
Gujarati folk dance celebrated in Navratri
a celebration lasting nine nights. This dance form has connection
with shakti-puja worships of goddess having powers over all. Its
origin is believed to be in the worship of goddess Jagdamba. It is
played in a circular from performed by ladies on the nine nights of
navratri festivals .Garba songs typically revolve around the subjects
of Load
Krishna or Laduu Gopal / Nand Lala
the nine goddesses. This festival is celebrated with great zeal in
North India as well, including Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal,
Madhya Pradesh and the some state of Punjab.
According
to some legends, Vijayadashami or Dusshera is celebrated on the day
Lord Ram kills Ravana.. On this day in the in all of the India
Ramleela was playing on the grounds where huge peoples of men,
women & children are come to see the result of king Ravana,
Meghanath, his son, and Kumbhakarna, his brother, stuffed with
explosive materials & they were burnt to symbolize the victory of
truth over evil.
Navarathri
represents a celebration of the Goddess Durga, . Goddess Durga is the
mother of the universe and believed to be the power behind the work
of creation, preservation, and destruction of the world.
Kali is the most horrific manifestation of Nature. Nature symbolizes
beauty, yet it has a horrific form. Acknowledging the duality brings
a total acceptance in the mind and puts the mind at ease. The
Navarathri festival or "Nine Nights festival"" Though
Navratri is celebrated as the victory of good over evil, the actual
fight is not between good and evil. From the Vedantic point of view,
the victory is of the absolute reality over the apparent duality.
In
Hindu mythology the festival is hugely celebrated as the victory
Goddess Shakti (Maa Durga) over demon Mahishasura. Mahishasura
started killing innocent lives on earth and set out to win the seven
lokas after obtaining invincible powers from Lord Shiva. In order to
save innocent lives, all the Gods united their supreme powers to
create divine warrior
goddess, Durga.
Maa Durga entered a war with Mahishasura, which extended for nine
long days. After fighting hard with him for nine days, she finally
killed Mahishasura on the tenth day. There are many incarnations of
Durga: Kali, Bhagvati, Bhavani, Ambika, Lalita, Gauri, Kandalini,
Java, Rajeswari, et al. Durga incarnated as the united power of all
divine beings, who offered her the required physical attributes and
weapons to kill the demon "Mahishasur".
The
festival of Navratri culminates in Mahanavami. On this day Kanya Puja
is performed. Nine young girls representing the nine forms of Goddess
Durga are worshiped.
The holy festival of Navaratri is an amalgamation of various themes, with the common theme of the victory of good over evil.
The
significance of Navratri is offering devotion to Goddess Amba
(Durga), who is believed to exist in many forms. These Goddesses are
believed to be known as "Shakti" ,Significance of the
deities pointing the need for deriving solutions to problems and as
believed, Durga triumphs over evil, Saraswati rbrings knowledge and
Lakshmi brings prosperity.
The
first Navratri falls in the month of March-April and are known as
Chaitra Navratri. The other are celebrated in the month of
October-November and are called Ashwin Navratri. The festival is
celebrated for nine nights twice in a year. The first Navratri falls
in the month of March-April and are known as Chaitra Navratri. The
other are celebrated in the month of October-November and are called
Ashwin Navratri. During these nine days, we conduct Puja in the
praise of the deity.
Navrathi
offer all anxieties, fears. Worriers negativity into the fire and
spread knowledge of wisdom ,peace , love joy and happiness to all .
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