NAVRATHRI-2011 THIRD THREE DAYS CHART (4.10.11 TO 6.10.11)

VAAKDEVYAICHA VIDHMAHE BRAHMAPATHNAICHA THEEMAHI THANNO VAANI PRACHODAYATH

Goddess Saraswathi is worshipped on the last three days of Navrathri. Saraswathi aavaahanam and pujai are done on the day when Moola star is there.This year on sixth day of navrathri on sapthami thithi Moola star starts from 9.45am (IST) and 10.30am(PST). So on that day both Lakshmi and saraswathi will be worshipped. The aayudha pujai and Navami pujai which is important in Navrathri is known as Saraswathi pujai which falls on Navami (5.10.11) this year. Books and Suhasini (sumangali) pujai takes priority on that day.

This custom is followed all over, even if the practice of Golu is not followed in some houses. Apart from the Kizhamai prasadam, venpongal, coconut rice and kalkandu rice are offered to please the Goddess on Saptami, Ashtami and Navami respectively. Kanya Pujai is given importance during all the nine days, and Goddess Durgai is worshipped in Nine forms as NAVA DURGA. So each day  is dedicated to an Avatar of MAHA DURGA and worshiped in her incarnation as Devi Shailaputri, Devi Brahmacharini,Devi Chandraghanta,Devi Kushmanda, Devi Skandamata, Devi Kaatyayani, Devi Kaalratri, Devi mahagauri, Devi Siddirathri.
The chart giving details for the third three days is given below.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlPi-SCjGqUXdEowRDY0LWk3MWt3bjk2dnNvRzVVWHc&hl=en_US#gid=0
 Click the link to view the chart.
The kolam for seventh, eighth and ninth day are given below:

THITTAANI WITH MALAR(FLOWER)
KOLAM FOR DAY SEVEN

PADMAM WITH KAASU(COINS)
KOLAM FOR DAY EIGHT

AAYUDHAM WITH KARPOORAM
KOLAM FOR DAY NINE  

Kizhamai prasadam  for Tuesday is pongal. Wednesday prasadam repeats as Kadamabha saadam. If we are preparing coconut rice on that day kadambha saadam can be omitted. The link for Venpongal is given below.

Venpongal for Tuesday

http://hemakrish-beshanaindiansamayal.blogspot.com/2010/01/gama-gama-pongal.html