Navaratri & Vijay dashami

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> Navaratri is celebrated four times a year. They are

> Ashada Navaratri,

> the Sharada Navaratri, the Maha Navaratri and the

> Vasantha Navaratri.

> Of these, the Sharada Navaratri of the month of

> Puratashi and

> the Vasantha Navaratri of the Vasantha kala are very

>

 

>From the "I learn something new every day" department

- I didn't know that there are _four_ Navaratri's. I

know about the dates of the fall and spring Navaratri.

But what months are the other two Navratris observed?

 

The tenth day during Sharada Navaratri

> is called vijayadashami

> to signify the victory on the day of dashami.

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Karunamayi's birthday is on vijaya dashami. She was

born in 1958. Rather than the date on the A.D.

calendar, Karunamayi's devotees always celebrate her

birthday on the 10th day of victory according to the

Hindu calendar.

 

In many years (including this year) the fall Navratri

co-incides with the Jewish high holy days, beginning

with Rosh Hashanah and ending 10 days later with Yom

Kippur (day of Atonement, which is actually today).

Amma's 50th birthday Sept. 27 was the first day of

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New year of 5764. I don't

know if that was the case in 1953/5714. I didn't find

any mentions of the High Holy Days or "Shana Tova"

(happy New Year greeting) ads when I read the

microfilmed 9/27/53 New York Times.

 

Keval

 

 

 

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