skeldon_man posted:

I like these. Keep em coming. Happy Navratri(not sure of the significance of this occasion). Bad Hinduman.

Navaratri or Navadurga Parva happens to be the most auspicious and unique period of devotional sadhanas and worship of Shakti (the sublime, ultimate, absolute creative energy) of the Divine conceptualized as the Mother Goddess-Durga, whose worship dates back to prehistoric times before the dawn of the Vedic age.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navratri

skeldon_man posted:

I like these. Keep em coming. Happy Navratri(not sure of the significance of this occasion). Bad Hinduman.

http://hinduism.about.com/od/h...oddesses/a/durga.htm

"Nava-ratri" literally means "nine nights." This festival is observed twice a year, once in the beginning of summer and again at the onset of winter.

What's the Significance of Navratri?

During Navaratri, we invoke the energy aspect of God in the form of the universal mother, commonly referred to as "Durga," which literally means the remover of miseries of life. She is also referred to as "Devi" (goddess) or "Shakti" (energy or power). It is this energy, which helps God to proceed with the work of creation, preservation and destruction. In other words, you can say that God is motionless, absolutely changeless, and the Divine Mother Durga, does everything. Truly speaking, our worship of Shakti re-confirms the scientific theory that energy is imperishable. It cannot be created or destroyed. It is always there.

Why Worship the Mother Goddess?

We think this energy is only a form of the Divine Mother, who is the mother of all, and all of us are her children."Why mother; why not father?", you may ask. Let me just say that we believe that God's glory, his cosmic energy, his greatness and supremacy can best be depicted as the motherhood aspect of God. Just as a child finds all these qualities in his or her mother, similarly, all of us look upon God as mother. In fact, Hinduism is the only religion in the world, which gives so much importance to the mother aspect of God because we believe that mother is the creative aspect of the absolute.

Why Twice a Year?

Every year the beginning of summer and the beginning of winter are two very important junctures of climatic change and solar influence. These two junctions have been chosen as the sacred opportunities for the worship of the divine power because:

(1) We believe that it is the divine power that provides energy for the earth to move around the sun, causing the changes in the outer nature and that this divine power must be thanked for maintaining the correct balance of the universe.

(2) Due to the changes in the nature, the bodies and minds of people undergo a considerable change, and hence, we worship the divine power to bestow upon all of us enough potent powers to maintain our physical and mental balance.

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.

Why Do You Need the Power?

Thus, I suggest you join your parents in worshipping "Ma Durga" during the Navaratri. She will bestow on you wealth, auspiciousness, prosperity, knowledge, and other potent powers to cross every hurdle of life. Remember, everyone in this world worships power, i.e., Durga, because there is no one who does not love and long for power in some form or the other.

Here is a little tit bits for you Skelly.

Thanks gentlemen.

Join us at the America Sevashram Sangha 153-14 90th Ave, Jamaica

Happy Navratri, Mitwah and those observing this auspicious time.

Very nice thread.

Happy Navaratri everyone.  Vish me hear you deh pan the the tv networks today for your community service.  Keep up the good work man.  You are a stalwart and good role model in the community.  You make us proud!

Thank you Vish for getting Richmond Hill on the news, even my colleagues telling me this morning Richmond Hill is special. And Disaster preparation and prevention is necessary give the times we live in.

Happy Navratri to all celebrating

Amral posted:

Happy Navratri to all celebrating

Thanks for pinning this to the top. Navraatri is for 9 nights  with most temples stating from tonight.

Shubh Navraatri!

Happy Navaraatri to all who celebrate in keeping fast, doing pujas or attending Mandirs during the next nine days. May all of you be blessed with happiness and wealth.

Chameli posted:

HMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmm....my mom is getting forgetful

she did not even mention...thanks for the info and beautiful bhajans

This one is for you, Mom and Family.

These are indeed very nice bhajans. 

Navraatri Greetings to whom they may concern.

Happy Navratri to those celebrating.

So I read about this here Navratri and nowhere does it mention food, what's the scoop? If I were to visit someone who celebrated Navratri, shouldn't I assume I'll be leaving their home with a BIG belly?