Goddess Shailputri (?????????) Origin – Shailputri- in Sanskrit, “Shail” means mountains, “Putri” means daughter, the daughter of the King of the Mountains Himavan or Lord Himalaya. She is also known as Hemavati and Parvati. Goddess Shailputri got married to Lord Shiva. In her previous birth she was Goddess Sati who sacrificed herself in the fire. Navratri Day […]
Navratri Navdurga Navdurga means Nine Goddess Durga the manifestation of Durga in nine different forms. According to Hindu mythology, Navdurga originates from Goddess Parvati who is considered supreme power among all Goddesses. Conceptually Navdurga is the life phase of Goddess Parvati. Navdurga are worshipped in India by Hindus during the festival of Navratri (Nine Divine Nights). These nine forms of […]
Navratri Food Items for Fast The fast of Navratri is observed from the first day to the ninth day. Many people only eats fruit during the nine days fast while many other devotees take a single meal either complete food with salt or food without salt (food for fast) during the day/night. Non-vegetarian […]
2014 Chaitra Navratri Dates Navratri Day 1 Pratipada March 31, 2014 GhatsthapanaShailaputri Puja Navratri Day 2 Dwitiya April 01, 2014 Sindhara DoojBrahamcharini Puja Navratri Day 3 Tritya April 02, 2014 Gauri TeejSaubhagya Teej Varad Vinayaka Chauth Chandraghanta Puja Navratri Day 4 Chaturthi April 03, 2014 Kushmanda PujaNaag Puja Lakshmi Panchami Navratri Day […]
2014 Chaitra Navratri Chaitra Navratri is nine days festivity which starts on the first day of the first month of Hindu lunar calendar, Chaitra. It is observed during the Shukla Paksha (Waxing phase of moon) and falls in the month of March or April. It is also known as: Vasant/Basant Navratri as it […]
Ram Navmi Ram Navami or Sri Ram Navami is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Rama or Ramachandra, seventh incarnation (Avtar) of the Dashavatara of Lord Vishnu. Lord Ram was born at noon (12pm) in Ayodhya in India as a son of the King Dasharath and Queen Kausalya. The Rama Navami is a Hindu festival […]
Navratri Navratri, the Festival of Nine Nights (in Sanskrit, nava meaning nine and ratri meaning nights), is a festival dedicated to the worship of the Hindu deity Maa Durga (the Goddess of Valor) along with Maa Lakshmi (the Goddess of Wealth), and Maa Saraswati(he Goddess of Knowledge). This festival is dedicated to the nine days of worship, fast and festivity. It is […]