happy navaratri

happy navaratri by Emo_CutE_GiRl_ 2013/10/05 07:40
The word Navaratri literally derived from Sanskrit
Nav= nine and Ratri = nights. It is celebrated during the
period of Sarad Masi Aswin by Hindu lunar calendar,
all eight days and nine nights have its importance and
is divided into sets of three days to adore three
different aspects of the supreme goddess or goddesses.The first three nights are dedicated to the
goddess of action and energy. Her different
manifestations viz Kumari, Parvati and Kali are
worshipped during these days..4th to 6th day During
this period people worship Lakshmi Maa, the Goddess
of peace and prosperity.7th to 8th day Saraswati Maa is worship during this period, to acquire the spiritual
knowledgeninth days of the festival, yagnas are
performed as a final act of farewell that marks the
termination of the ceremonies. Ghee or clarified butter,
a sweet concoction of rice cooked in condensed milk
(paayas or kheer) and sesame seeds are traditional items used in the yagna to the chanting of mantras
conveying the theme-"This is my offering to God".On
the tenth day or Vijaya Dasami, more popularly
known as Dussehra, enormous effigies of Ravana
stuffed with firecrackers are torched with flaming
arrows to the delight of throngs of revelers. It is also valued by devotees as an auspicious occasion to start
an enterprise and for the business communities to
open their annual books of account.