DEVI NAVRATHRI - 2021

This year Navrathri starts on 7th October. Mahalaya Amavasya is on 6th October, which is considered auspicious day for arranging Dolls (kolu) and for Kalasa sthapana. Navrathri Puja starts on 7th October Thursday, that being Pradamai thiti and continues till Thursday 14th October Navami.Vijaya Dasami is on 15th October. This year as the Panchami and Sashti thiti falls on 11th October, there are only 8 days of Navrathri Puja. On 12th October, 6th Day , we can perform  both Laxmi and Saraswathi  puja, after Saraswathi Avahana, that day  ruled by being Moola star. 

MAHA DEVYAICHA VIDHMAHE SARVA SAKTHAICHA DEEMAHI
THANNO DEVI PRACHODAYAATH 

Please click the link below and view the spreadsheet giving 9 day chart, in a tabular form the nine different ways to worship THE MOTHER in nine forms.

 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQFj7Ar7fFJ-IxRtO6RlWHirTVuMEhkKQfHodATJno-NMdQVr5irdYsGB8A9dGDOVlLr8zydCK19JGS/pubhtml?gid=1538578917&single=true

Pottu vecha kolam, goduma maavu kattam kolam, muthu vaal malar kolam Day 1, 2 and 3

Atchadha padi kolam, kadala yaal paravai inam paruppaal Devi namam

Day 4 , 5 & 6

Poo Tittaani, kaasu vaal Padmam, karpoora Ayudham

Day 7, 8 & 9

                                             

Laxmi Pujai with Jembi leaves is done on Dasami. 

Rasaannam along. with Sutta appalam, coconut thuvaial, Sukku neer, and butter is offered after nine days heavy prasadams.

Pradamai:Ghee, Dwithiyai: Sugar & Thrithiyai:Milk.

Chaturthi:Fruit,Panchami:Batchanam & Sashti: Honey

                                                                                       Sapthami: Jagree, Ashtami: Elam Thengai   

                                                                                 Navami : Pori

Wish you all a Happy Navrathiri & Dassera.

                                                                                    

 

Gujarathi Dal and Subji Masala

 This masala was in my "to do" list to make since long. I came across this  full recipe in my old diary ( hand written). It pertains to March 2011. No smart phones then. The list of  ingredients  had methi kuria and rai kuria among other items. I could finally get them recently after lot of search in super markets here. 

Assembled the ingredients and prepared this today. Since this, can be stored for long it requires to be kept in Sunlight for 2 hrs for 2 days. I couldn't wait to make use of it. Made Dal and used a teaspoon of it. 

• Courtesy: Madhavi's post of 31/3/2011.