Navratri 2024 is the auspicious festival of Hindus in India, it’s dedicated to the worship of the Goddess Durga and her different forms. it’s being celebrated with great intensity and enthusiasm by the Hindu community all over India. Navratri 2024 goes for nine nights and is dedicated to a different form of Goddess.
Navratri is celebrated twice a year, one is Chaitra Navratri and the second is Sharadiya Navratri, also known as the Maha Navratri. The second one is more widely celebrated in both of the two. Navratri 2024 will begin on the 9th April and end on the 17th April.
Navratri 2024, Celebration and Rituals.
Chaitra Navratri is celebrated at the beginning of the Hindu Calendar or in the Spring season, many devotees keep fast on this day and perform their cultural rituals. Devotees keep fast for all nine days for the different forms of Goddess and make prayers. Some devotees keep the idol of the Goddess in their homes and locality to perform the prayers for all.
All Hindus, other than Hindus who celebrate these nine days wear ethnic clothes and avoid eating onion, garlic, and Tomato. Everyone maintains a spiritual environment in their surroundings.
During these days some devotees with fasting and keeping rituals play Garba and Dandiya as their cultural activity. These activities make people come together and seek blessings of Health and prosperity.
Navratri 2024, Facts About Navratri
Navratri 2024 is celebrated in the worship of the Goddess Durga and her different forms as Shailaputri, Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta, Kushmanda, Skandamata, Katyayani, Kalaratri, Mahagauri, and Siddhidatri.
All these forms of Goddess Durga represent the special purpose for human beings according to Hindu culture.
Shailaputri: – It helps us to guide the journey of our life, Shailaputri teaches us to inspect and understand our reason for doing anything in life before committing it in real.
Brahmacharini: – Mata Brahmacharini teaches us to be focused and determined on our goals in life.
Chandraghanta: – Mata Chandraghanta is the goddess of Knowledge and is Known for Extreme Courage. worshiping her will make you fearless and provide strength to devotees.
Kushmanda: – Mata Kushmanda is known as Goddess of the Power and Light, light is the symbol of positivity, So Mata Kushmanda brings the light of positivity to the all world.
Skandamata: – This is the fifth form of the Mata Durga, Worshiping her brings happiness, wealth serenity, and motherhood in the devotee’s life.
Katyayani: – This is the sixth form of Mata Durga, It is believed that worshiping Mata Katyayani cleaned the sin of the devotees and removed his all hindrances of life.
Kalaratri: – Mata Kalaratri is the seventh avatar of Mata Durga and it’s the fiercest form, Kalaratri means the Kala means Black, and Ratri means Night, so Kalaratri is called the savior of the night. By worshiping her one can get wealth knowledge and courage in life.
Mahagauri: – The 8th form of Mata Durga is known as the Mahagauri and is the destroyer of the Rahu. So by worshiping her, one can lid off from all his defects or problems in life. The person will be blessed with happiness and growth in life.
Siddhidatri: – Siddhidatri is worshiped on the Navami of Navratri 2024. Siddhidatri word meaning is as Siddhi- divine powers and Datri- Provider. Means who worship her will be blessed with all the divine powers.
Navratri 2024 is itself made up of the word Nine-Ratri, which means for nine days worshiping of nine goddesses. It’s the time not only for celebration and tradition but it’s time for self-introspection and renewal. its to be believed that sincere devotion and worship during Navratri 2024 can lead to the spiritual growth and purification of the soul, mind, and body and also acquire the divine blessings and the grace.
Jai Mata Di 🙏🏻🙏🏻