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.
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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.
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.
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Pradamai:Ghee, Dwithiyai: Sugar & Thrithiyai:Milk.
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Chaturthi:Fruit,Panchami:Batchanam & Sashti: Honey
Sapthami: Jagree, Ashtami: Elam Thengai
Navami : Pori
Wish you all a Happy Navrathiri & Dassera.