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Rituals Of Navratri: A Sneak Peek
Navratri is the nine day long celebration in Northern part of India. It commences on the first day of the Hindu lunar month of Ashwin and continues till the ninth day of the same month. The festival of Navratri is very significant for all Hindus. Goddess Shakti is worshipped on all these nine days through various means like fasting, singing religious songs, dancing, and a number of other ways.
The Hindus follow a strict vegetarian diet for all the nine days. During this time they follow many rituals such as the continuous burning of lamp, fasting, staying awake for the night, worshipping a virgin girl, offering various offerings to the Goddess, singing and dancing to divine tunes.
Let us have a quick look at the various rituals of Navratri:
The
Lamp
One
of
the
rituals
of
Navratri
is
the
lighting
and
continuous
burning
of
a
lamp
for
nine
days.
It
is
significant
because
the
light
of
the
lamp
is
said
to
destroy
all
kinds
of
negative
energies
surrounding
us.
It
is
also
the
medium
through
which
one
can
worship
the
Supreme
Power
or
Goddess
Shakti.
Fasting
One
of
the
most
important
ritual
of
Navratri
is
the
fasting.
People
observe
all
day
long
fast
on
all
the
nine
days
of
the
festival.
However
some
people
also
keep
fast
only
on
the
first
and
the
last
day.
Fasting
does
not
mean
going
completely
empty
stomach.
They
can
eat
only
special
type
of
fasting
dishes.
Staying
Awake
During
Navratri,
it
is
believed
that
the
Divine
Energy
is
continuously
battling
with
the
bad
elements.
Hence
sleeping
is
considered
inauspicious
during
the
nights
of
Navratri.
Therefore
people
usually
stay
awake
during
the
whole
night
by
singing
devotional
songs
in
praise
of
Goddess
Shakti.
Worshipping
A
Virgin
Girl
A
virgin
girl
is
considered
to
be
the
form
of
Shakti.
Hence,
a
virgin
girl
is
worshipped
on
all
the
nine
days
of
the
festival
to
seek
blessings
and
to
awaken
the
inner
divine
energy
within
us.
Performing
Garba
Since
Navratri
is
the
most
important
festival
in
the
state
of
Gujarat,
people
there
perform
their
special
folk
dance
known
as
the
Raas
Garba.
This
dance
is
performed
on
the
beats
of
the
devotional
songs
praising
the
Goddess
and
is
played
by
clapping
hands
or
sticks.
These are some of the most important rituals associated with Navratri. If you know of some more then do let us know.
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