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[48] [49] The next significant day of Durga Puja is called Shashthi, on which the local community welcomes the goddess Durga and festive celebrations are inaugurated. On the seventh (Saptami), eighth (Ashtami), and ninth (Navami) day, Durga, along with Lakshmi, Saraswati, Ganesha, and Kartikeya, are revered.
Maha Ashtami Kumari Puja. 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.
According to Hindu mythology, the nine forms are considered the nine stages of Durga during the nine-day long duration of the war with demon-king Mahishasura, where the tenth day is celebrated as the Vijayadashami (lit. ' victory day ') among the Hindus and is considered as one of the most important festivals. [5]
Ram Navami falls on the ninth day of the bright fortnight in the month of Chaitra (March/April) and coincides with Vasant Navratri or Chaitra Durga Puja. In some regions, the festival is observed over nine days. This day is also celebrated as the wedding anniversary of Lord Rama and Sita, known as Kalyanotsavam. In Ayodhya, Lord Rama's ...
On the ninth day (Navami day), Saraswati puja is performed when special prayers are offered to the goddess Saraswati. Books and musical instruments are placed in the puja pedestal and worshipped. Tools are placed for the Ayudha puja. Vehicles are washed and decorated, and puja performed for them on this occasion.
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.
[7] [8] The festival falls on the ninth day of the bright half (Shukla Paksha) of the lunar cycle of Chaitra (March–April), the first month in the Hindu calendar. [9] It is also part of the Chaitra Navaratri festival in spring. [10] Rama Navami is a holiday for government employees in India. [11]
Rupal village celebrates a unique festival on the ninth day of the great Navratri festival (Indian Festival of Praying to 9 different Goddesses and Dandiya Dance). On the night of the ninth day, a "Rath" of Mata Vardayini is taken out from the middle of the village and brought to the main temple.