Highlights of Navratri

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Navratri

• Navratri is one of the important hindu festival,
  to honour Goddess Durga.
• It is celecbrated with great zeal and enthusiasm
  for nine whole days and the tenth day is commonly
  referred to as Vijayadashami or Dussehra.
• Navratri literally means Nine Nights. It is
  celebrated twice in a year which is during summer
  (March April) and winter (September - October)
  seasons.
• People pray to protect from the climate changes
  and calamities which may spoil the peaceful life
  on the earth.

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Origin

• History of navratri is described differently in
  various parts of india. In north india, it is
  believed that mahishasura, who is the demon
  worshipped lord shiva and obtained the power of
  eternity.
• He took advantage and started to kill innocent
  people. Lord shiva, brahma an vishnu united all
  the power and created a divine female warrior.
  Mahishasura saw the divine goddess durga and got
  mesmerized.
• He asked durga to marry him and durga also agrred
  but kept a condition that he should win over her
  in battle. Mahishasura agrred and the battle
  continued for nine days and nights finally durga
  won mahishasura .

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Celebrations

• Goddess Durga is worshipped as Shailputri,
  Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta, Kushmanda, Skanda
  Mata, Katyayani, Kalratri, Maha Gauri and
  Siddhidatri and it is also said as nine forms of
  Shakthi. It is believed that every new day she
  appears in new form and does new duty.
• It is divided into three sets of days, the first
  three days the mother is adored as durga, who
  destroys the impurities and defects. The next
  three days, the goddess is ivoked as Lakshmi, who
  is considered to be the mother of wealth. And the
  final three days, the goddess is adored as
  Saraswathi, who is the mother of wisdom. To get
  the success in life, we need blessings in all the
  three aspects.

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Highlights of Navratri

• Kolu is the important ritual of navratri in south
  india whish is the display of small idols of
  gods.
• Fasting is another highlight, where people fast
  for nine complete days, by eating one meal per
  day, or only fruit. And also thery avoid non
  vegetarian. Some of the recipes done in navratri
  are
• Paasi paruppu Sundal (moong dal), Konda kadalai
  Sundal (chick peas), Pattani Sundal (yellow
  peas),
• Black bean Sundal, Pachai payaru Sundal (green
  moong), Peanut Sundal (kadalai), Sweet Puttu,
  Banana Chips, Sabudana vada, Aloo Raita, Ramdana
  (rajgira) ladoo, Soya bean sundal, Karamani
  Sundal (black eyed peas), Rajma sundal (red
  kidney beans), Fruits/Fruit Juices.

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Pooja

• On the first day, a bed of mud is kept in the
  pooja room and barley seeds are planted on it. On
  the tenth day the shoots are plucked and given to
  the people who attended the pooja as a blessing
  from god.
• On the fifth day, the books are collected and a
  lamp is kept in fromt of it and the poojas are
  done.
• On the eigth day yagna is performed by offering
  butter, rice pudding and sesame seeds.
• The ninth day is the Mahanavami, where nine
  young girls are worshipped during this pooja and
  each girls legs are washed and new dress are
  offered from devotees.

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It is wonderful to see the Hindu people in
different parts of India celebrate navratri with
great and equal enthusiasm. Good wishes for a
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