Guest guest Posted October 17, 2004 Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 what is the concept of Navaratri festival? Why 9 & why only nights? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanamali Posted October 18, 2004 Report Share Posted October 18, 2004 From "About.com" http://hinduism.about.com/library/weekly/aa100502a.htm Why Nine Nights & Days? Navaratri is divided into sets of three days to adore different aspects of the supreme goddess. On the first three days, the Mother is invoked as powerful force called Durga in order to destroy all our impurities, vices and defects. The next three days, the Mother is adored as a giver of spiritual wealth, Lakshmi, who is considered to have the power of bestowing on her devotees the inexhaustible wealth. The final set of three days is spent in worshipping the mother as the goddess of wisdom, Saraswati. In order have all-round success in life, we need the blessings of all three aspects of the divine mother; hence, the worship for nine nights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanamali Posted October 18, 2004 Report Share Posted October 18, 2004 Durga Lakshmi Saraswati Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanamali Posted October 18, 2004 Report Share Posted October 18, 2004 Maha Devi /images/graemlins/wink.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 How come garba dance, the dance of creation is associated with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanamali Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 Garbha and creation of the material world is associated with Durga mata. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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