Navratri 2012: Importance Navratri Puja and rituals
If we take into account the importance of Navratri then you will find that it is one of the most auspicious festivals celebrated by the Hindu community. As the name signifies, ‘Nav’ and ‘Ratri’ simply means the nine nights. If we make a verification of the significance with which the festival is organized in the entire country then will find that in Bengal and Gujarat it is organized by the people on a very grand scale. People not only from India but also from different others parts of the world make a visit to these states in order to have a spectacular look of Garba Rass and Dandiya.
Most of the people definitely like to ask the significance of Navratri. It is basically worshipped for the duration of nine days and is dedicated to the 9 incarnations of the Goddess Durga. The idol of the goddess is normally dressed in red and mounted on a lion. It is a form of festival which is directly linked with womanhood and is dedicated to 3 distinct but major forms of women. These include the childhood, the young age and the mature age. After the successful celebration of the first 3 days, the Goddess Laxmi is worshipped for the next 3 days in various forms. As she is the goddess of wealth and prosperity so she is dressed and groomed in gold and is mounted on her vahana (vehicle) - Owl.
The last 3 days of the Navratri Puja are dedicated to the Goddess Saraswati. She is considered to be the goddess of knowledge and widely worshipped in India by the students and other career oriented people. A large number of intellectuals and scholars of the Vedic Science also prefer to get bestowed with her blessings on this grand occasion. While celebrating the festival, the idol of the goddess is dressed and well groomed in white saree. The goddess is mounted on a swan which is also pure white in color.
The priocess of rigorous fast is also performed by the devotees. Many people who do have a very high zeal about the festival and strong faith in it perform the fast all the nine days. While some of the people prefer to keep the fast for the first and last day only. There are certain criteria of performing the fast and it is significant for the people to understand well about the same in advance in order to get the most fruitful results.
The navratri festival 2012will be performed this year and be concluded on the occasion of Mahanavami like every year. The Kanya Pujan will also be performed after that. This year also the festival falls in between September – October and will be celebrated with great zeal and enthusiasm.
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