Navratri Festival Marathi Information / Worship / Popular Stories / Prasad / Celebrations in Various Areas / Goddess Shakti Peetha >> Navratri festival is a nine-day festival of goddess in Hinduism. If you look at it, all the festivals are celebrated in different ways in our Hindu religion, but Navratri is celebrated in so many different ways in our society.
Like the Hindu year, when the month of Shravan begins, various festivals begin, and when the Ganapati festival is over, the Navratri festival begins. Meanwhile, the pitra fortnight that comes in between does not even understand when that preparation ends. Mandaps are erected for the installation of the goddess in every place. Although we don’t have many mandals celebrating Navratri like Ganpati, the few mandals that are there, celebrate Navratri with great fanfare.
Navratri (Navratri) Festival Information – Ghatsthapana and Other All Information (Navratra Utsav Marathi Mahiti)
In this article, we are going to see the information about how Navratri festival is celebrated in our various areas, the methods and what is the science behind celebrating Navratri festival.
Navratri (Navratri) Festival Marathi Information – How to do Ghatasthapana
On the first day of Navratri, Ashwin Shuddha Pratipada is installed. Ghatasthapana means grain is sown in a pot and a continuous lamp is placed on it. Flowers are garlanded daily and Aarti is performed in the morning and evening. All this is done in public celebrations as well. Every house has a different method of ghatasthaphana, some have Brahmin savashan on rising and sitting, some on Ashtami and some on navami. So the food of a virgin is served to someone. Homhavan is held on Navami day.
Purana is cooked. Many people fast for nine days. Some people just break the grains. In general, the nine days of Navratri are like a rush. In some houses and in public gatherings the goddess is also confused, and the confusion is called for.
Navratri (Navratri) Festival – Legends / Popular Stories, Prasad, Jogwa and other information
Legend / popular story
Devi fought fiercely for nine days of Navratri and killed many demons. She killed Mahishasura, hence her name Mahishasurmardini. This Shakti form of her is worshiped in Navratri. The idol of the goddess is worshiped in Navratri. This goddess is called Sarvabhuteshu Shaktirupen Sekeshita Namastey Namastey Namo Nam.
Offering
After the aarti of the goddess during the Navratri festival, the fun of finally getting to know the Khirapat is something different. Every day someone plays a different khirapat so that they can try to recognize it by the sounds. Every home has a different dish. In some places there are khirapati on the first day, one on the second day, and then two in the ascending order. Children have different fun in this khirapat eating contest. On the day of Dussehra, it was accompanied by dishes like Shrikhand Basundi Jalebi or Chivda Sugar Rice and Samosas.
Navratri Festival Devi’s Aarti / Navratri Songs and Jogwa
The first day started with the songs Ailma Pailama Ganesh Deva Maja Khel De Manda, Kareen Tuji Seva, and the rest of the songs followed. Amba Baisali Simhanasi Ho Pratipada from Ghatasthapana Te Karni this aarti is also very melodious to listen to. Along with that, Udo Bola Udo Bolo Ambabai Mauli’s Ho Anande Garjati Kaya Varnu Mahima is also a very famous and beautiful aarti. This is also said everywhere.
Jogwa is sought during Navratri. There are many songs of Jogwa, but the lyrics of Jogwa Magantana which are popular in many areas are as follows:-
Mother’s Tulaja Dev also Tulaja
The devotion to God was confused.
As an alternative to the elimination of such virtues, wives ask for the Jogwa of giving up work, anger and missing the cycle of birth and death. There is a great spiritual content in this Jogwa.
Different ways of celebrating Navratri in different regions
This type of Bhulabai is seen in Vidarbha. On Bhadrapada Poornima, Shankar sits on the idol of Parvati in front of him and school girls sing songs to the tune of tipriyas. It is fun for them to come home from school and go to their friends’ houses with notes in hand. On the day of Kojagiri Purnima, Bhulabai is worshiped in Tipur Chandani by sitting in Makhar and offering Aras. This used to happen in Vidarbha about 10 to 15 years ago, but now girls are not getting time due to school timings and classes.
Nowadays Bhulabai is offered only on the day of Kojagari. Bhulabai is the form of goddess and she is called Gourai and she is Mahervasin, the beginning of the song is “First my worship was like Deva Dev Bai then when will you be proud of the first fish Sarawa Sarta Sarta Karagari Nandangaon Tirawari Mangoes are very ripe Bhulabai Raniche Dohale nine months nine fruits” At the end, her dohala is told, “Tila Nehuni Gara Palangavari there Shankar sat Shankar, our brother-in-law, guest for a day and a half”.
Gujarati women perform garba dance during Navratri. They get dressed up and dance till late at night. Garba Played in Temples Garba played as a part of puja gradually began to take a commercial form. Nowadays Garba is played by paying thousands of tickets and inviting special celebrities. A lot of misbehavior also happens in it. The sanctity of the festival is ruined by it. The enthusiasm of the youth is acceptable but the malpractices arising out of it should be stopped. Pure sacred spirit should be preserved in festivals.
Navratri festival and Shakti Peetha of Devi
It is said that Parsurama’s mother is Renukamata Mahurgadvasini. Among the three and a half Peethas of Devi, one is Ambabai of Kolhapur, the other is Tuljabhavani, the third is Renukamata, the three complete Peethas and Saptshringi of Vani near Nashik is considered as Ardhpeeth. Navratri festival is celebrated in all these places on a grand scale.
Devotees struggle to visit there. But if that is not possible, at least they must visit the goddess of the village. Some sisters visit daily. Recently, it is not possible to light Nandadeep at home, so the method of paying in temples is becoming a norm. Thousands of such lamps are installed in Koradi temple near Nagpur.
Summary – Navratri Festival Marathi Information
While worshiping the various forms of the Goddess, devotion should be built up in the mind. In this way, one should get absorbed in the feet of the goddess with the spirit of getting rid of mental disorders. It is not enough to fast for nine days, but it is expected that the determination to get away from all mental disorders, sinful desires, and evil thoughts by assuming the meaning of fasting is to get away in this Navratri. This festival should be celebrated with the same sacred spirit to create the power of the power that the Goddess gave us.
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