Navratri Pooja

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Namaskar Sanjeev, please scroll below for details:

 

Navratri Fast

 

 

The Navratri fast is observed from the first day to the ninth day of

Ashvin month. People take bath in the morning and evening during this

period and some even drink water only after the ritual bath in the

morning.

 

Most devotees take only a single meal during the day. Non-vegetarian

food is totally avoided. Some people confine to milk and fruits

during the nine days.

 

Some devotees only observe fast during three days i.e., first fast

during any one of the first three days and second fast during any one

of the next three and last in any one of final three days.

 

 

How to perform the rituals?

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A Kalash is prepared at home and the water is changed daily for nine

days. The kalash is placed on grains on raised platform or in the

Puja room. Goddess Durga is worshipped during the first three days,

Goddess Lakshmi for the next three days, and Goddess Saraswathi

during the last three days. (Some people make clay figures of the

Goddesses during the period).

 

Each day fresh flowers and fruits are offered to the Goddess. Arati

is performed and bhajans are recited.

 

 

The Mantras and Bhajans to be recited

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Devi Mahatmya (Durga Saptashati) and Sri Lalita Sahasranama are

recited during the period. The important Navratri mantra is `Aaim

hreem kleem chamundayai vichche.'

 

Some devotees conduct special homas and pujas during the period.

 

On the ninth day, all books, pen and whatever implements that a

person uses for his/her livelihood is worshipped and is not touched

on the day.

 

On the tenth day, that is the Vijayadashami day in South India,

especially in Kerala, young children are initiated into the world of

learning.

 

There are no hard and fast rules for any fasting in Hindu religion.

There is always scope for flexibility. Some people just abstain from

non-vegetarian food during the period. Some people just visit temples

all the nine days. Some people read Bhagavad Gita or other holy books

during the period.

 

Aum Aum

 

 

 

, sanjeev kalra

<sanjeevkalra_78 wrote:

>

> Namaskar,

>

> I m a bachelor staying independently alone.I want to

> do Navratri Pooja at my home from this time onward

> though may be I could not perform the fasting activity

> for continous seven days.

>

> Please let me know the Pooja method(complete vidhi

> vidhan) for Navratri Pooja .

>

> Aum Aum Aum

>