Tuesday, October 6, 2009

navarathri cont

During all the nine days food is offered to the the god after Saligrama puja. For one reason or other the Salgrama puja cannot be performed, do so at least for the last 3/4 days.Even if food cannot be offered to god, do make a Kheer for lunch. If one wishes a sweet could also be made.
  For saraswathy  special Naividya (Prasadh), in some houses Sweet Dosa is made, some make Panch Kajaya and some Rava laddu.
On any one of the 9/10 days do invite ladies and give haladhi kunku, pan supari coconut or a fruit with dakshina and flower.On other days do give, Haldhi kumkum and Vidach  pan supari to any Savashni who comes to the house.
On Maha Navami day the great saint Madhava was born, so this day is celebrated as Madhava Jayanthi by the Madhava comunity.
On the day of Dashara after puja etc all the young in the family have to seek the blessings of the elders in the family. Some visit the temple.
 Ayudha Puja ----  Puja to all the Ayudha, meaning  Arms for war etc. The Kshatriyas this is important. It is said the the Pandavas,  removed their Arms  on this day and prayed to them before the  Mahabaratha War, This tradition is continued even today with  most of us performing to all the Gatgets we own. It is important we  wipe, dust and clean the the things we want to  do Puja to. After all the Gatgets, Vehicles, grinders all, have to serve us, for  whole ear and not give any trouble.
   For bramins Sarawathy Puja is very important . Saraswathy  is the  godess for knowledge, Music etc.   apart from books, all Musical instruments are kept for Puja . Saraswathy is worshiped for three days, on Vijaya dasami day the student  visits  the guru to seek his/her blessing and also gives  a gift. This is the tradition.






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