Guest guest Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 Nine Colours of Navratri The concept of nine colors of Navaratri is followed mainly in Gujarat and by some communities in Maharashtra. The nine colours symbolically represent the nine forms of Goddess Durga that is worshipped during Navratri. Traditionally the colors remain the same but the form of the Goddess and name varies from region to region. Women, girls and children wear the particular color of dress (like Saris (Saree), churidhar) on each day of Navaratri. In 2008, Navratri begins on September 30. The nine Navratri colors are Parrot Green, Orange, Yellow, Sky Blue, Pink, Grey, Green, Ink blue and Royal blue. On the tenth day, the Vijaya Dasami day, Red is the color chosen. Navaratri 2008 Colours September 30 - Parrot Green â€" Goddess worshipped is Amba. October 1 â€" Orange â€" Goddess Tara in some regions, Chamunda in other places. October 2 â€" Yellow â€" Goddess Shorashi or Ashtamukhi October 3 â€" Sky Blue â€" Goddess Bhuvneshwari October 4 â€" Pink â€" Goddess Chinnamasta or Upang Lalita October 5 â€" Grey â€" Goddess Bhairavi or Maha Kali October 6 â€" Green â€" Goddess Dhoomavati or Jagdamba October 7 â€" Ink Blue â€" Goddess Bagala or Narayani October 8 â€" Royal Blue â€" Goddess Matangi or Renuka October 9 â€" Red â€" Goddess worshipped is Kamala or Durga (Vijaya Dasami Day) Amba, Tara, Shorashi, Bhuvneshwari, Chinnamasta, Bhairavi, Dhoomavati, Bagala and Matangi are forms of Durga worshipped in Gujarat during the nine day of Navratri. Amba, Ashtamukhi, Bhuvaneshwari, Upang Lalita, Maha Kali, Jagdamba, Narayani and Renuka are forms of Durga worshipped in Maharashtra and neighboring regions. --- Text: Courtsey of Hindu Blog ji shree krishna ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 guruvayur , " chirattapuram " <anair1101 wrote: > > Mahatma Gandhi on Idol Worship > <http://www.hindu-blog.com/2008/09/mahatma-gandhi-on-idol- worship.html> > > Idolatry is bad, not so idol worship. > > > > An idolater makes a fetish of his idol. An idol worshipper sees God even > in a stone and therefore takes the help of an idol to establish his > union with God. > > > > Every Hindu child knows that the stone in the famous temple in Benares > is not Kashi > > Vishwanath. But he believes that the Lord of the Universe does reside > specially in that stone. This play of the imagination is permissible and > healthy. > > > > Every edition of the Gita on a book-stall has not that sanctity which I > ascribe to my own copy. Logic tells me there is no more sanctity in my > copy than in any other. The sanctity is in my imagination. But that > imagination brings about marvelous concrete results. It changes > men’s lives. > > > > I am of opinion that, whether we admit it or not, we are all idol > worshippers or idolaters, if the distinction I have drawn is not > allowed. A book, a building, a picture, a carving are surely all images > in which God does reside, but they are not God. He who says they are > errs. > > > > Mahatma Gandhi > > ============== > > jai shree krishna ! A stone cutter brings a big stone for making an idol. A sculptor cuts it into half and he sits on one piece and sculpts a beautiful statue of out of the second piece. People appreciate the beauty of the statue and immediately a temple was constructed and the statue of the god is installed and consecrated. The other half piece of stone on which the sculptor sat remains as the foot stone and is made into a step to enter the temple. People worship the stone image of the god and make their offerings, whereas the the other half remains as a stone step to enter the step. It is not the stone we are worshipping but the god we imagine to be manifested in that stone. The other piece remains for ever as a foot stone and people step on it to enter the temple. Hence it is not the stone that we visualise as god, it is the god we imagine as manifested in the stone. Tantrics say that this stone idol acquires lot of chaitanyam because of the devotees worshipping it and the temple attracts more devotees. There are two Krishna temples viz., in Ambalapuzha and at Guruvayoor. Ambalapusha Krishna temple is more historic and even Battathiri was said to have worshipped there, but the crowd there is much less compared to Guruvayoor. It is not that Ambalapuzha lacks chaithanyam. Guruvayoor Krishna attracts more devotees than Ambalapuzha. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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