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"Navratri 2021: What are the nine forms of Maa Durga and the special prasad offered to them". The Times of India . 7 October 2021 . Retrieved 31 December 2021 .
The exact dates of the festival are determined according to the Hindu lunisolar calendar, and sometimes the festival may be held for a day more or a day less depending on the adjustments for sun and moon movements and the leap year. [2] [6] [11] In many regions, the festival falls after the autumn harvest, and in others, during harvest. [14]
It is a custom to wash and clean the feet of these nine young girls as a mark of respect for the Goddess and offer new clothes as gifts by the devotee. Kanya Puja as a part of Devi worship is to recognise the feminine power vested in the girl child. The girl should be of young age. There is also a ritual purification and chanting of mantras.
Katyayani (कात्यायनी) is an aspect of Mahadevi and the slayer of the tyrannical demon Mahishasura.She is the sixth among the Navadurgas, the nine forms of Hindu goddess Durga who are worshipped during the festival of Navaratri. [1]
Siddhidhatri or Siddhidatri is the ninth and final among the Navadurga (nine forms) aspects of the Hindu mother goddess Mahadevi.The meaning of her name is as follows: Siddhi means supernatural power or meditative ability, and Dhatri means giver or bestower.
The Hindu calendar is lunisolar but most festival dates are specified using the lunar portion of the calendar. A lunar day is uniquely identified by three calendar elements: māsa (lunar month), pakṣa (lunar fortnight) and tithi (lunar day). Furthermore, when specifying the masa, one of two traditions are applicable, viz. amānta ...
[9] Śrāddha: Second half of the month Bhadrapada: Remember ancestors. Navratri: The tenth day of the lunar month Ashwin: To honour the Goddess Durga. [4] [10] Dussehra: the tenth day of the lunar month Ashwin: Celebrated defeat of Ravana by Lord Rama. [4] [11] Diwali: Kartik new moon: Celebrates return of Lord Rama and Sita to Ayodhya. [4 ...
'worship of tools') is a Hindu observance that falls on the ninth day of the bright half of the moon's cycle of 15 days (as per the Hindu calendar) in the month of September/October, popularly a part of the Navaratri festival. [2]