HappySharadNavratri!
TheEssenceofSharadNavratri
SharadNavratri,alsoknownasMahaNavratri,isobservedduringtheHinducalendarmonthof
Ashwin(SeptembertoOctober).Itisaperiodwhenpeoplegathertohonorthegreatestgoddessin
hernumerousmanifestations,suchasMaaDurga,MaaLakshmi,andMaaSaraswati.Eachgoddess
representsaparticularaspectoflife,strength,andknowledge.
Fasting,worship,andfestivities
Devoteesfast,pray,andperformavarietyofritesthroughoutninenightsand10days.Colorful
decorationsdecoratehomesandtemples,andancientdanceslikeGarbaandDandiyaare
performedinbrilliantcostumes.Thesedancesrepresentthetriumphofvirtueoverevil,aswellasthe
rhythmoflife.
TheRelevanceofEachDay:-
Day1:
Pratipada:GoddessShailaputri,TheMountains’DivineDaughter:amanifestationofGoddess
Parvati,ishonoredonthisday.
InHindumythology,GoddessShailaputri,alsoknownas“Shaila”(meaningmountain)and“Putri”
(meaningdaughter),istheearliestincarnationoftheholyfemininespirit,ParvatiorShakti.Sheis
honoredonthefirstdayofNavratri,whichmarksthestartofthenine-daycelebrationdedicatedto
theworshipofmanymanifestationsofthegoddess.
Day2:
Dwitiya:GoddessBrahmacharini,TheDivineFeminineinAsceticForm:theseconddayis
dedicatedtotheGoddessBrahmacharini,whorepresentsspiritualityandmeditation.
GoddessBrahmacharini,theholyfeminineenergy’ssecondappearanceduringNavratri,isasignof
purity,penance,andunshakabledevotion.FurtherHernameisacombinationoftwowords:
“Brahma,”whichdenotespenance,and“Charini,”whichindicatesafemalediscipleorpractitioner.
OntheseconddayoftheNavratricelebration,thismanifestationofthegoddessisworshipped.
Day3:
Tritiya:GoddessChandraghanta,TheWarriorGoddessofRadiance:thisisthethirddayofthe