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Chaitra Navratri 2021| Festival Special

Chaitra Navratri – Chaitra “is first month of year in hindu calendar” and Navratri “is Nav(nine) +Ratri(nights)”.Chaitra Navratri is an auspicious hindu festival celebrated for nine nights to worship the supreme Power – Goddess Durga.This year it is from 13th April – 22nd April.

Hello friends! Hope you all are fine and in good health. Today in this post I am sharing with you about a beautiful festival of hindu culture – Navratri.

Today is the first day of Chaitra month of traditional hindu calendar which is celebrated 🎉🎊🎁 as New Year’s Day by different names in different parts of country. Listing below some:

The Four Navratris:

The Nine Forms of Goddess Durga worshipped in Navratri:

NavDurga

How We Celebrate 🎉

The first day of  New Year begins with praying Goddess Durga.In many homes, people do Kalash Sthapana with copper, bronze, brass or silver Kalash. A brown coconut on it, with mango leaves,haldi,chandan,kumkum,water, coins and fresh flowers along with red chunari (piece of cloth). 

Pooja Kalash on Chaitra Navratri

On these nine days, people dress up in beautiful clothes, they do fasting and pray to goddess Durga for health, wealth, peace, prosperity, protection, knowledge and all blessings. In hindu tradition, Goddess Durga is Supreme and Almighty. She protects and takes care of her devotees against all evils. They sing bhajans and prepare variety of prasad- vrat(fast) dishes to offer to deity. They enjoy together with friends and family.

Navratri Fast Dishes

On ninth day, a special ritual of Kanya Pujan is performed where small girls are considered as devi’s figure and they are also worshipped. They are served with delicious food – Poori, Chana and halwa and offered with gifts.Ninth day of Chaitra Navratri is also celebrated as Ram Navami – the birth of Lord Rama.

Kanya Pujan Prasad

Wish you all a very happy & joyful Festive Season! Enjoy!

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