Navratri ( nav + ratri) literally means nine nights is a significant Hindu festival. Navratri is observed twice in year with great devotion and fervor, in spring and in autumn. Festival is celebrated as Vasant Navratri in the month of March-April and second time as Sharad Navratri in the months of September-October also known as Dussehera. Vasant Navratri or Spring Navratri is nine days of fast and worship that Hindus undertake during spring every year. The divine Mother Durga the Goddess of Shakti is worshipped during the Vasant Navratri.
It is a nine day festival and begins on the first day of the Hindu Luni-Solar calendar and falls in the month of March or April. According to Hindu calendar the first month is Chaitra and hence Navratri is also called Chaitra Navratri. The birth of Lord Rama also falls on the ninth day of the Navratri celebrations and hence the ninth day of Navratri is also known as the Rama Navami.
The festival is celebrated with different names in different parts of India, in Maharashtra it starts with Gudi Padwa and in Andhra Pradesh it starts with Ugadi. Some important fairs in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand are organized during this period. Another important event in Punjab and Haryana is the worshipping of little girls or Kanya Puja.
The festival of Vasant Navratri is at its best in Northern India. The festival is dedicated to the worship of Goddess Durga. The first three days of Navratri are dedicated to Durga, the next three days to Goddess Laxmi and the last three days to Goddess Saraswati. The rituals of Navratri include fasting for nine days and performing Kanya Puja.
Devotees worship nine incarnations of goddess Durga for nine days to get the blessings of Maa Durga. It is believed that people, who worship Maa Bhagawati, do fasting and chant mantras during Navratri are blessed with prosperity, health and wisdom.Jaagran is also done by the devotees during the Navratri nights. Listen to devotional Vasant Navratri Songs during the Jaagran on Keyideas Bhajan App after downloading the free app from Google Play or App Store.
Goddess Durga has numerous forms and is also known as Shakti, Parvati, Gauri and Kali. She is considered to be the primary energy of the universe and she controls all the creation and destruction on this universe. Goddess Durga means unbeatable. She is also the destroyer of the evil and the preserver of truth and righteousness. Hindus believe that the process of creation, sustenance and destruction are the domains of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh and the tree feminine energy sources associated are Maha Saraswati, Maha Lakshmi and Maha Kali. Hindus worship the Mother Goddess Durga for both material and spiritual welfare during the Vasant Navratri. We cannot achieve anything without the Divine Mother’s blessings.
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