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Maha Navami 2021: Puja vidhi, timing, and significance of ninth day of Navratri festival. According to Hindu mythology, it was on this day when Goddess Durga assassinated the demon King Mahishasura. On this auspicious day, Goddess Durga is worshipped across the country.
Maha Navami is followed by Dussehra or Vijaya Dashami, when Lord Rama killed the demon Raavan. On this day, Goddess Durga killed Mahishasura as well, cementing the triumph of good over evil. On the other hand, according to the Hindu calendar, Ram Navami is marked in the Shukla Paksha of the month of Chaitra.
Which God is worshipped on Ram Navami?
Rama Navami (Hindi: राम नवमी) is a Hindu spring festival that celebrates the birthday of Shree Rama, the seventh avatar of the god Vishnu. Rama is particularly important in the Vaishnavite tradition of Hinduism.
How is Ram Navami related to Navratri?
Ram Navami also marks the ninth day of Navratri when devotees celebrate Navami by providing food for the needy. Some devotees bathe and dress up miniature idols of Rama, lit a lamp in front of the idol and then place these idols in a cradle to mark his birth while kheer is prepared as an offering to God.
Maha Navami is the ninth day of Durga Puja. On this day, Goddess Durga is worshipped as Mahishasuramardini, which means the “annihilator of the buffalo demon”. This is also the day when Maa Siddhidhatri is worshipped.
Shri Rama Navami Puja Vidhi
- Begin the puja by offering your salutations to Lord Ganesha.
- Invoke Lord Ganesha and then begin Shri Rama’s puja.
- Start the rituals by doing a Dhyanam (meditation).
- Seek Lord Rama’s blessings and request him to accept your humble offerings.
- After Dhyanam, do Avahanam.
Is Navami good for marriage?
It is also known as Abuz Muhurat. This muhurat is the most auspicious day to start home admissions, new business- business etc. in addition to marriage. Bhadli Navami is considered as auspicious as Akshaya Tritiya. If you are not getting any auspicious occasion for the wedding then you can get married on this day.
Why do we worship Hanuman on Ram Navami?
Most devotees observe a fast on this day. Not just Lord Ram, but Lord Lakshman, Lord Hanuman and Goddess Sita are worshipped, owing to their important connection with the Ramayana. Ram Navami is recorded in Rama recitals, especially in Ramayana, considered one of the two great Sanskrit epics of the Hindu religion.
Sri Rama Navami is a Hindu festival, celebrating of the birth of Rama. It is celebrated in Chaitra month (sukla pakshami). Maha navami (the Great Navratri) is part of Navaratri celebrations. Sharad Navaratri is the most important of the Navratris, and is celebrated during Sharad Ritu.
New Delhi | Jagran Lifestyle Desk: Ram Navami is one of the most auspicious festivals of Hindus. This day special day is celebrated to mark the birth of Lord Ram, the seventh avatar of God Vishnu. The festival celebrates the descent of Vishnu as Ram after his birth to Ayodhya king and queen– Dasrath and Kaushalya.
Which day is Durga Puja Navami?
October 14
The ninth day of Durga Puja, the celebration of the victory of good over evil, marks Maha Navami, which is one day before Vijaya Dashami. Navami is one of the grandest occasions of all days of Navratri and Durga Puja and this year the auspicious day falls on October 14, Thursday.