Worship the Maa Durga Goddess?

We think this energy is only a form of the Divine Mother, who is the mother of all, and all of us are her children. "Why mother; why not father?", Indians believe that God's glory, his cosmic energy, his greatness and supremacy can best be depicted as the motherhood aspect of God. Just as a child finds all these qualities in his or her mother, similarly, all of us look upon God as mother. In fact, Hinduism is the only religion in the world, which...

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Need Navratri Power

As we join our parents in worshipping "Ma Durga" during the Navaratri. She will bestow on you wealth, auspiciousness, prosperity, knowledge, and other potent powers to cross every hurdle of life. Remember, everyone in this world worships power, i.e., Durga, because there is no one who does not love and long for power in some form or the other. During this vowed religious observance, a pot is installed (ghatasthapana) at a sanctified place...

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Navratri Science

During Navaratri, we invoke the energy aspect of God in the form of the universal mother, commonly referred to as "Durga," which literally means the remover of miseries of life. She is also referred to as "Devi" (goddess) or "Shakti" (energy or power). It is this energy, which helps God to proceed with the work of creation, preservation and destruction. Worship of Shakti re-confirms the scientific theory that energy is imperishable. It cannot...

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Navratri Celebrations

in South India:- In the South Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, the festival of Navratri is celebrated in a different manner. Women adorn their houses with dolls (Bommai Kolu), draw traditional designs or rangolis (patterns made on the floor by using various coloured powders and flowers), and light lamps. During this festival (also known as Kolu in the state of Tamil Nadu), families proudly display traditional wooden...

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Meaning Navratri Nine Day

Navaratri is divided into sets of three days to adore different aspects of the supreme goddess. On the first three days, the Mother(godess) is invoked as powerful force called Durga or Kali in order to destroy all our impurities and defects. The next three days, the Mother is adored as a giver of spiritual wealth, “Lakshmi”, who is considered to have the power of bestowing on her devotees the inexhaustible wealth. Lakshmi is the goddess of wealth....

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Navratri Festivals 2012

Navaratri is the longest Hindu festival celebrated all over India for nine consecutive nights in praise of Lord Rama (Hero of the Epic Ramayana) and Goddess Durga . It is a festival of worship and dance. The word Navaratri literally means nine nights in Sanskrit; “Nava” meaning Nine and “Ratri” meaning nights. During these nine nights and ten days, nine forms of Shakti/Devi i.e. female divinity are worshipped. Navaratri is a combination of...

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