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Durga Ashtami or Maha Ashtami is the eighth day of the Navaratri festival celebrated by Hindus in veneration of the goddess Durga.In Eastern India, Durga Ashatmi is also one of the most auspicious days of the five days-long Durga Puja festival. [1]
As per Hindu traditional calendar, the day [note 1] which starts with sunrise (i.e. from midnight of previous night until sunrise is considered part of previous day). [7] A Sandhyākāla is 72 minutes (i.e.ghaṭīs of 24 minutes). [8]: 218 Prātassandhyā spans from two ghaṭīs before sunrise and until one ghaṭī after.
[3] Balinese Hindus systematically reformed the religion along Abrahamic lines to gain official recognition. One such reform was the synthesis of the Puja Tri Sandya, which was modelled along the Adhan (call to prayer) in Islam and the Angelus prayer in Christianity. Starting from the 1950s, the mantra was taught to schoolchildren.
There are many such Gāyatrīs for various gods and goddesses. [3] Furthermore, Gāyatrī is the name of the Goddess of the mantra and the meter. [4] The Gayatri mantra is cited widely in Hindu texts, such as the mantra listings of the Śrauta liturgy, and classical Hindu texts such as the Bhagavad Gita, [5] [6] Harivamsa, [7] and Manusmṛti. [8]
Sandhi puja and Ashtami pushpanjali: The eighth day begins with elaborate pushpanjali rituals. The cusp of the ending of the eighth day and beginning of the ninth day is considered to be the moment when per scriptures Durga engaged in a fierce battle against Mahishasura and was attacked by the demons Chanda and Munda.
The fasting and puja on Ahoi Ashtami are dedicated to Mata Ahoi or Goddess Ahoi. She is worshiped by mothers for the well-being and long life of their children. This day is also known as Ahoi Aathe because fasting for Ahoi Ashtami is done during Ashtami Tithi which is the eighth day of the lunar month.
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It is recited in parts in a highly ritual style during the annual festival of Siri Jatre [2] and mass possession festival called Dayyol. [3] Complete recitation of the epic takes close to about 25 hours. [4] The Epic of Siri has been translated into English by Lauri Honko, a Finnish linguo-folklorist. [5]