VIJAYA DASAMI

I am sure all had nice time enjoying the nine day festival.Thanks to the media which extensively covered all aspects of Navrathiri including Bomma Golu and created a festive mood and ambience at our homes.We have less of Golu here  in Hyderabad ,when compared to Tamil Nadu.But there was wide media coverage of BATUKKAMMA this season.Yesterday marked the end and there was live telecast in all the telugu channels here with the Telengana movement in air.
I feel sad that the season of navarathiri is coming to end .The nine days were lively by meeting relatives and friends and we were in a seperate spiritual world.There was over all discipline and a big NO to laziness.Thanks to elders who taught us the sanctity of this nine day festival.
We have seen how Navarathiri Nayagi is worshiped all the nine days, in three amsam,and nine vadivangal,as three sakthis.Each day marked the purpose of destroying the evil.Finally on tenth day Annai takes the SIVASAKTHI vadivam symbolisng the sakthi as MAHASAKTHI and the purpose is to mark the VICTORYover the evil on this day.She is with STOOLAM on this day.
By  praying the NAVAGRAHAS on all the nine days,we worship  Annai who is also called by the name SARVA GRAHA ROOPINI, (the planets have her roopam) . By worshiping Devi from Sukla Paksha
Pradamai  thithi to Poornima  with faith as guided by elders,there is bound to be good result.
The neivedyam to be offered on Dasami day is RASSAANAM.
It is beleived that by offering rasannam along with sutta applam, sukhu thanni, vennai and thuvail we will be pleasing Devi after the varieties of offering given on all the nine days.
On the night of Dasami, Aarathi (marking the end of worship) is done. This is known as  Muthaarathi .We call it Manjaneer in which muthu, pavazam is also added.
In Hyderabad, A.P. there is custom followed, wherein people see the bird KADAI, and go out in the evening to fetch the branch of maize tree and they also get branch of JEMMI tree.The Jemmi leaf is beleived as Gold.
After the festival, people greet each other by exchanging the leaves. It is also beleived auspicious to chant LakshmiAshtotharam and do archana with the Jemmi leaves for prosperity.

NAVARATHIRI NAYAGIGAL-SARASWATHI VADIVAM-THIRD THREE DAYS

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NAVARATHIRI NAYAGI-SARASWATHI VADIVAM-THIRD THREE DAYS

The final set of three days is spent in worshipping the Goddess of Wisdom,Saraswathi.In order to have all-round sucess in life, believes seek the blessings of all three aspects of the devine femininity, hence the nine nightsof worship

NAVARATHIRI-2010 THIRD THREE DAYS CHART

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NAVARATHIRI-VARIOUS WAYS TO WORSHIP DEVI

Navarathiri is celebrated in South India specially in Tamil Nadu with GOLU as the main feature.It is celebrated in different ways through out the country.In Andhra pradesh in Telengana Region BATAKAMMA is popular.Be it in any form,DEVI is worshiped on these nine days uniformly.Batakkamma is about arranging colourful flowers on a plate in a small gopuram type and the ladies assemble in one place and keep all the plates in the centre and go round singing special songs and perform like GUMMI.They start this on Mahalaya Ammavasya and do till Dasserra.Finally they drop this in a lake.DANDIYA is famous for Gujarathis.All these celebrations show embodiment of Feminity.The festive mood can be apparently felt looking at the ladies and girl children in their best attire and jewels on all nine days.Even the dieties in temples are worshiped with special pujais and the alankarams for Godess keep changing each day.Godess Saraswathi is known as Kalaivani.She is Godess of Art.To mark this the singing and dancing are undertaken during these ninedays.And on the NAVAMI day which is also known as Saraswathi puja day SUHASINIS are adorned.The practice of giving Tambolam has been in all auspicious occasions for Hindus where a Suhas or Sumangali is given importance.This shows the women pray for the wellbeing of their husbands.Receiving tambolam and giving tambolam is given priority on these days.Ayudha Pujai is also done on Ashtami Day which signifies Pandvas doing it on that day and the Dasami day marks the victory by them hence it is called vijaya dasami.Navarathiri calls for adoring and praying KANYAS.Durga pujai so to tell performed on all nine days signifies Kanya pujai.The girl child from the age of 2 years are given priority and given prasadam and useful gift each day.Starting from day one a 2 year old child ,on 2nd day 3year old and so on.The North Indians perform Kanya puja on Ashtami day by inviting 8 Kanyas and some on Navami day inviting 9 Kanyas.Mahalaya Amavasya is considered auspicious for us hence the Golu is arranged on that day with the Kalasam being kept first.Even for the Devi puja (ifdone in puja place seperately) kalasam is arranged.Afterlighting a lamp fruit can be offered.Navarathiri puja starts from next morning(8th October this year).Coming to the daily pujai,Panagam is offered to Goddess daily.The combination of all the prasadams offered as per kizamai, nakshtram and for dieties keep changing each year.Also when some sweet item is offered as per kizamai neiyedyam, payasam can be skiped.Eight and ninth day kizamai prasadams will be repeated.It is all upto one to decide and offer.Like wise preparing sundal daily has been the practice and same is distributed to the invitees.Sundal like one prepared with Mochai is not possible, so some other sundal can be prepared.This year since it starts on Friday and Mochai is the Danyam for sukran this can be prepared in small quantity and offered or can be used in our other preparation like koottu.Likewise for Rahu ulundhu and for ketu kollu can be offered in other forms becos sundal cannot be prepared in required quantity.

NAVARATHIRI NAVAGI-LAKSHMI VADIVAM-SECOND THREE DAYS

THE MOTHER IS ADORNED AS A GIVER OF SPIRITUAL WEALTH LAKSHMI,WHO IS CONSIDERED TO HAVE THE POWER OF BESTOWING ON HER DEVOTEES IN EXHAUSTIVE WEALTH,AS SHE IS GODDESS OF WEALTH.THE CHART FOR THE SECOND THREE DAYS WITH PRASADAM TO BE OFFERED TO LAKSHMI IS IN THE FOLLOWING POST.

NAVARATHIRI NAYAGIGAL-LAKSHMI VADIVAM-SECOND THREE DAYS

NAVARATHIRI NAYAGIEN ONPADHU VADIVANGAL:

           SECOND THREE DAYS  

ANAIEN AMSAM                 LAKSHMI

SAKTHI                             KRIYAASAKTHI


DAY 4        PURPOSE           DEVAR THUDHI  
                                           ETRAL

             ANAI VADIVAM      MAHALAKSHMI
ALANKARA THOTRAM       SINGATHANATHIL VETRI THIRUKOLATHIL                                                                                                                                                                      
DAY 5       PURPOSE            ASURANIN THUDHAN SUKREEVAN
                                                THOODHU SOLVADAI KETTAL
          ANAI VADIVAM         VAISHNAVI                                                                                              
    ALANKARA THOTRAM   SUGASANATHIL KAALIDURGAI

DAY 6      PURPOSE            THUMRALOCHANA VADHAM

            ANAI VADIVAM    INDIRAANI                                                                                                       
ALANKARA THOTRAM       SARPAASANAM,KAIYIL
                                          ATCHAMAALAI,KAPAALAM,
                                          THAMARAI,THALAIYILPIRAI
                                         CHOODIYA CHANDIKADEVI