NAVARATHIRI-OCTOBER,2010

Navarathiri festival is just a week away and all of us will be waiting to celebrate the
nine day festival with full enthusiasm.The Golu plays important feature of the celebrations
and not to mention about the devi pujai on all the nine days.
I posted last September under the label Navarathiri puja chart which will be useful every year
as a ready reckoner for keeping things ready in advance.There will be slight change in the
chart in regard to the DAY(kizamai) and the star on  the first day of navrathiri.
Accordingly the prasadams vary for the day. There will not be change in the order of the kolam,
flower, thazai,kanya prasadam as they are for the day one ,two and so on till ninth day.
Even the prasadam offered for the Day(kizamai) ,thithi, and star will be same.Only thing to be known is on first day of navarathiri the star and kizamai differs each year as already mentioned.
So to ease this-to know what all to be done on day 1-the chart at a glance gives the details when referred.
I made the chart for this year in advance(not in hand written form).
As already mentioned all the information is available in SAKALA KARIYA SIDDIYUM SRI DEVI BAGAVADAMUM book in chapter NINE Sri Deviyin perarualai pera - Navarathiri and chapter 12
SAKALA NANMAIGALAIYUM PERA.After gathering more information by reading Mangaiar malar each year I have added some more to make it exhaustive with an intention to fulfill all type of vazipaadu(worship)
during these nine days. We can perform the puja in full satisfaction which otherwise we may not be able
to do the whole year.Navagraha vazipaadu is also included as planets are also important for us to worship.
As all of us know the navarathiri is all about the worship of MUDDEVIAR - DURGA, LAXMI AND SARASWATHI.It is also known as SARADHA NAVARATHIRI OR MAHA NAVARATHIRI.
First three days worship is concentrated on DURGA PUJA and second three days for LAXMI and third three days for SARASWATHI.On all nine days MAHALAXMI is worshiped.
Accordingly the way the worship is done is as per the individual's convenience.Some perform nine archanas
each day and some chant nine shasranamam each day and reciting slokas like soundaryalahiri and Lalitha saharanamam and Sundarakandam. All these can be done as per one's wish and time available at disposal.
The worship in any form on these nine days will be accepted by the deities.
I started performing the puja since 1985 when i had first issue a daughter and since Golu was in practice in our home i started the practice. I did puja in a small way offering one rice type prasadam and payasam and daily sundal. I used to attend office and also manage kid. Later with the same zeal added each year the suggestions given by friends and by reading the magazines later started following theMAHATAYAM book and made chart to help not to skip any single item of worship to the best of my knowledge.
FIRST THREE DAYS WORSHIP:
The Goddess is invoked as a spiritual force called DURGA in order to destroy all our impurities.
I gave the chart below for first three days. Some offer Mahaneivedyam to Goddess on all days duly
preparing full fledged menu with vadai and payasam.By doing so we can offer different variety of
vada and payasam each day.The whole concept is to offer nine different way of worship and nine
different prasadam.Hence tried to include payasam as per the DAY, and sundal as per order of
navagraha.(This year it starts on friday so mochai).Hope I will be able to guide my friends and relatives
to the extent possible by giving this chart.Please click on the link given to view chart in 9 columns in the following post.