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Chaitra Navratri 2022 : Know Significance and importance of 9 days of Vasant Navratri

admin — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 18:44:44 +0000

Significance of Chaitra Navratri Festival:

Vasant Navratri is also another name for Chaitra Navratri. It is celebrated on the first day of the Hindu calendar, which is usually in March or April. It is a grand nine-day celebration in Northern India that is celebrated with great enthusiasm. Navratri is celebrated in the Shukla paksha of the Chaitra masa (Hindu calendar month) between March and April. Gudi Padwa is the Maharashtrian name for the first day of Navratri, while Navreh is the Kashmiri name. This Navratri is widely observed in Northern and Western India, and it adds to the charm and divinity of the spring season.

“Chaitra” means the start of a new year. So the New Year starts with nine days of introspection, including prayer, meditation, and chanting.

9 Avatars of Maa Durga

Nine Avatars of Maa Durga

In the Navaratri days, Goddess Durga is worshipped, sung, and invoked in all her nine forms, which represent power, strength, bravery, knowledge, beauty, grace, and auspiciousness.

These Navaratri avatars of Durga Maa are worshipped for nine days.

Day 1: Shailaputri Puja

Pratipada is the first day of Chaitra Navratri. Devotees worship Shailputri, an avatar of Goddess Parvati, on this day. Several worshippers place Kalash in their homes on this day. Her deity wears a half-moon on her brow and wields a trident in one hand and a lotus blossom in the other.

Day 2: Brahmacharini Puja

On the second day of the holy celebration, Goddess Brahmacharini, an avatar of Goddess Paravati, is worshipped. Devi Brahmacharini is known for her true and pure devotion as well as her determination.

Day 3: Chandraghanta Puja

The goddess Chandraghanta is worshipped on the third day of Chaitra Navratri. She rides on a tiger and a half-moon on her forehead shaped like a bell.

Day 4: Kushmanda Puja

On the fourth day, Goddess Kushmanda is worshipped. This Goddess’s Navratri importance is that she bestows good health and strength to her worshipers. She is known as Ashtabhuja Devi because she is depicted with eight hands.

Day 5: Skandamata Puja

Skandamata, the mother of the war God Skanda, is honored on the fifth day of Navratri (Kartikey). She rides a ferocious lion and holds Lord Skanda, a newborn, in her lap. She is also known as the “Goddess of Fire” since she is thought to have been chosen as the commander in chief of the struggle against the demon.

Day 6: Katyayani Puja

Katyayani, also known as Mahishasuramardini, is Maa Durga’s sixth form. Katyayani was born to destroy Mahishasura. Anger, revenge, and eventual victory against evils are among her defining characteristics.

Day 7: Kalaratri Puja

Goddess Kalaratri, who is honored on the seventh day of Navratri is said to be Goddess Durga’s fiercest and most violent appearance.

Day 8: Mahagauri Puja

Mahagauri is Goddess Durga’s eighth form and is regarded as the most graceful of the navaforms. Her beauty shines with the purity of a pearl. Mahagauri has four-armed. She holds a trident in her lower right hand and her right hand in the position of alleviating suffering. Her top left arm is holding a tambourine, while her lower left arm is giving blessings.

Day 9: Siddhidatri Puja and Ram Navami

On the ninth day of Navratri, Goddess Siddhidatri is worshipped. She has natural healing abilities. She sits in a beautiful and blissfully joyful pose. Siddhdatri-Dhatri means provider and Siddhi indicate meditation skill. On Ram Navami, Kanya puja is also performed

Important Dates and Time of Chaitra Navaratri Puja April 2022:

Please note that all the Dates & Time mentioned are according to the 12-Hour notation of the local time of Orlando, Florida

DATE	DAY	RELATED EVENTS
1^st April 2022	Day 1, Pratipada	Shailputri Puja
2^nd April 2022	Day 2, Dwitiya	Brahmacharini Puja
3^rd April 2022	Day 3, Tritiya	Chandraghanta Puja
4^th April 2022	Day 4, Chaturthi	Kushmanda Puja
5^th April 2022	Day 5, Panchami	Skandamata Puja
6^th April 2022	Day 6, Shashthi	Skanda Sashti Begins – 08:31 AM, Apr 06 Ends – 11:02 AM, Apr 07
7^th April 2022	Day 7, Saptmi	Katyayani Puja
8^th April 2022	Day 8, Ashtmi	Kalaratri Puja
9^th April 2022	Day 9, Navmi	Durga Ashtami, Mahagauri Puja Begins – 01:35 PM, Apr 08 Ends – 03:53 PM, Apr 09
10^th April 2022	Day 10, Dashmi	Rama Navami, Navratri Parana Navami Tithi Begins – 03:53 PM on Apr 09, 2022 Navami Tithi Ends – 05:45 PM on Apr 10, 2022

We wish you happy Chaitra Navratri 2022 from Maa Durga Sri Sai Baba Temple family.

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Vasant Panchami 2021: Know everything about Saraswati Puja/ Basant Panchami

admin — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 02:04:39 +0000

Basant means Spring. Therefore, Vasant Panchami 2021 is the auspicious Hindu festival that marks the arrival of the Spring Season after chilling winters. This year Vasant Panchami 2021, will be celebrated on 16th February.

Vasant Panchami is the day to worship The Goddess Saraswati. Goddess Saraswati is worshiped as the epitome of knowledge, art, music, speech, and culture. Basant Panchami is also known as Saraswati Puja. As a consort of Sri Brahma, She is known as a female creator of the world. She is one among the trinity (known as Tridevi- Saraswati, Lakshmi, Parvati)

Vasant Panchami 2021: Date & Time

Date: 16th February 2021

Time: Vasant Panchami 2021 Muhurat – 07:03 AM to 12:40 PM

Duration – 05 Hours 37 Mins

Temple Events on Vasant Panchmi 2021-Kindly refer to our Calender

Why Should We Honor the Goddess Saraswati?

Learning is life. By paying honor to Maa Saraswati, we actually seek her blessings in the path of learning. Every child must pray to the Goddess of Knowledge every day.
She is the Goddess of Art & Music. Thus, wherever these are practiced, Maa Saraswati is worshipped. From the early years of a child, he/she should pray to the Goddess.
Goddess Saraswati is known for her peaceful attire. Draped in White-Yellow Saree and carrying Veena in her hand, she messages for peace and harmony. Peace is the way to live life. By Worshipping her, we attract that peace into our life.
Spirituality is one of the reasons to pray to the Goddess Saraswati. She is the center of art, culture, peace, knowledge, and these all lead to spirituality. Thus, we all should worship her to attain spirituality.

How to perform Saraswati Puja on Vasant Panchami 2021:

Like being a unique Goddess, Saraswati Puja is also unique in every way.

After taking bath on the auspicious day of the Vasant Panchami, One must wear a yellow-white colored dress. Men can wear yellow shirts or kurta while girls and women can wear saree, suits, or anything traditional.
Saraswati Pooja day is praised as a day of learning with books set before the Deity. Dressing the Images of the Goddess in white or yellow is viewed as promising and generally, yellow food like sweet Kesar rice and flowers are offered to the Deity.
Individuals adorn their homes with beautiful rangoli with pictures of fish considered as promising. Incense sticks and ghee lights are lit alongside reciting of songs to please the Deity.
Chant the following Saraswati Mantra every day :

Ya Kundendu Tushara Hara Dhavala, Ya Shubhra Vastravrita

Ya Veena Varadanda Manditakara, Ya Shveta Padmasana

Ya Brahmachyuta Shankara Prabhritibihi, Devaih Sada Pujita

Sa Mam Pattu Saraswati Bhagavatee Nihshesha Jadyapaha.

या कुन्देन्दुतुषारहारधवला या शुभ्रवस्त्रावृता

या वीणावरदण्डमण्डितकरा या श्वेतपद्मासना

या ब्रह्माच्युतशंकरप्रभृतिभिर्देवै: सदा वन्दिता

सा मां पातु सरस्वती भगवती नि:शेषजाड्यापहा ||

It is believed that chanting this mantra before examinations will let you concentrate more and is vital to get the desired result. Even, adults also can get blessings by chanting the same number of times a day.

May Maa Saraswati enlighten your path to growth, success, knowledge, & peace on this Vasant Panchami 2021.

-Maa Durga Sri Sai Baba Temple, Orlando

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Lohri & Makar Sankranti 2021: Date, time & Significance

admin — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 08:51:21 +0000

Lohri & Makar Sankranti 2021: Lohri & Makar Sankranti are the two main festivals to be celebrated every year in the moth of January. Here, we are trying to brief you about these two festivals.

Lohri 2021:

Lohri, a community festival of joy, warmth, and gratitude, Lohri is overwhelmingly celebrated in Punjab and its neighboring states as Haryana and Delhi. This year Lohri is on January 13, around the Uttarayan and Makar Sankranti. Celebrated with extraordinary excitement, Lohri represents the maturing of crops and the beginning of the harvest season. Lohri is about fellowship, extraordinary food and singing, and moving around a huge bone fire. The celebration draws out Punjab’s rich customs of agriculture, colors, and the power of sharing. Lohri is in this way a fine illustration of a network celebration. Here’s about Lohri’s date, time, customs, and festivities.

Date, Time, and Significance

Date: 13th-January-2021

Time: 9:59 PM (According to Orlando, Florida),

Note: At Maa Durga Sri Sai Baba temple, we are also celebrating Lohri festival. Please refer our Calendar for date and timings.

Significance:

Lohri is the main festival of Punjab. It rotates around offering thanks to Agni (fire) and the Sun god for plentiful yields. In Punjab, the principal crop is wheat, which is planted after the rainy season in October and harvested in March or April. Around Lohri and Makar Sankranti, the wheat begins aging offering farmers a great expectation of massive yield. The celebration brings extraordinary social balances as it brings individuals – both rich and poor people – together. The Makki ki roti and Sarson ka saag are cooked in all families and shared.

How Lohri is Celebrated:

Huge bone fires are main to Lohri. The festival rotates around it, adding warmth and cheer to the winter night.
In the farm fields, farmers light enormous huge fires and residents accumulate around it at night wearing new bright colorful garments.
Lohri is a festival of life and individuals love to sing and move around the fire.
5 main prasad to offer to Agni are: till or Sesame or sweets made from it like gajjak, peanuts, Jaggery, popcorn, and puffed rice.
There are some common Lohri songs and fables that everyone sings together and share.
People fly kites on Lohri with Happy Lohri messages.
A legacy of Punjab, people do the Bhangra, Jhoomer, Giddha, and Kikli – a part of this famous festival of joy, colors, and energy.

Makar Sankranti 2021:

Makar Sankranti is celebrated on a fixed date that is 14 January every year. It marks the end of the Winter season and the start of the harvest season.

It is committed to Lord Sun. On this promising day, the sun enters the zodiac indication of Capricorn or Makar which denotes the finish of winter months and the beginning of longer warm days. This is the start of the long stretch of Magh. To reward for the differentiation that occurs because of the transformation around the sun, at regular intervals the day of Sankranti is conceded by one day. From the day of Makar Sankranti, the sun starts it’s toward the north excursion or Uttarayan venture. Hence, this celebration is otherwise called Uttarayan.

Time, Date & Significance:

Date:14-January-2021

Makara Sankranti Punya Kala – 07:19 AM to 05:50 PM

Duration – 10 Hours 31 Mins

Makara Sankranti Maha Punya Kala – 07:19 AM to 09:04 AM

Duration – 01 Hour 45 Mins

Significance and traditions:

Makar Sankranti is the date from which the Northward development of the sun starts. The time frame from Karka Sankranti to Makar Sankranti is known as the Dakshinayan.
Uttarayan is generally known to be a time of fresh start.
Uttarayaṇ is derived from two Sanskrit words ‘Uttara’ or north and ‘Ayana’ or development, showing a toward the north development of the Sun
In Mahabharata, Bheeshma Pitamaha chosen the day of Uttarayan to die. Bheeshma had an extraordinary will of Ichha Mrityu or demise as indicated by his will and he looked out for his passing bed of bolts until Uttarayan
As per the sacred texts, Dakshinayan represents the evening of god or the indication of cynicism, and Uttarayan is considered as an image of the day of God or an indication of energy. Since on this day sun begins its excursion towards the north along these lines, individuals take a blessed dip in Ganga, Godavari, Krishna, Yamuna River at heavenly places. Regularly the sun influences all the zodiac signs, yet it is said that the passage of the sun in the zodiac indication of Cancer and Capricorn strictly is exceptionally productive.
Before Makar Sankranti, the sun is in the Southern Hemisphere. Thus, in India, in winter evenings are longer and days are more modest. Be that as it may, with the Makar Sankranti, the sun begins its excursion towards Northern Hemisphere thus, days will be longer and evenings more modest.
On the event of Makar Sankranti, individuals offer their thanks towards the sun God in different structures. Any commendable deeds or gift during this period sets up more productive.
This festival is the time to celebrate by sharing. In Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, it is mainly known as ‘Khichdi’. People used to donate things like blankets, sweaters, dal-rice, etc.
In Tamilnadu and most part of South India, It is known as Pongal.
In Bengal, people donate til after taking bath in the holy river on the day of Makar Sankrant. A huge fair is organized every year in Gangasagar.
In Gujarat, the kite festival is organized on the occasion of Makar Sankranti.

Maa Durga Sri Sai Baba Temple family from Orlando wishing you all A very Happy Lohri & Makar Sankranti 2021

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Diwali 2020: Dates & Muhurat

admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2020 15:50:41 +0000

Diwali 2020

The Hindu auspicious festival Diwali 2020 is around the corner. Despite being the tough year 2020, the enthusiasm to celebrate our festival is at its peak.

Let’s get to know about the significance of this five-day festival as well as the puja Muhurat etc.

Significance of Diwali 2020:

Diwali is the festival of lights that show the victory over evil, Good over bad.

During the celebration of Diwali, we must start the excursion to end the haziness inside our lives and fill it with affection and light. Whether it is changing our way of life into a healthy one or turning out to be a better individual, this is a promising event to begin these life changes.

Dates & Muhurat of all five-days of Diwali 2020 :

Deepawali Day1:

Dhanteras 2020: Puja Muhurat, Date

Dhantrayodashi: 12th November 2020 (Thursday)

Dhanteras Puja on Thursday, November 12, 2020

Dhanteras Puja Muhurat – 05:41 PM to 07:36 PM

Duration – 01 Hour 56 Mins

Deepawali Day 2:

Kali Chaudas, Hanuman Puja- Muhurat, Date

Kali Chaudas on Friday, November 13, 2020

Kali Chaudas Muhurat – 11:44 PM to 12:37 AM, Nov 14

Duration – 00 Hours 53 Mins

Hanuman Puja on Friday, November 13, 2020

Deepawali Day 3:

Narak Chaturdashi, Tamil Deepavali

Lakshmi Puja

Lakshmi Puja on Saturday, November 14, 2020

Lakshmi Puja Muhurat – 05:33 PM to 07:28 PM

Duration – 01 Hour 56 Mins

Pradosh Kaal – 05:32 PM to 08:11 PM

Vrishabha Kaal – 05:33 PM to 07:28 PM

Amavasya Tithi Begins – 03:47 AM on Nov 14, 2020

Amavasya Tithi Ends – 12:06 AM on Nov 15, 2020

Deepawali Day 4:

Govardhan Puja on Sunday, November 15, 2020

Govardhan Puja Pratahkala Muhurat – 06:48 AM to 08:57 AM

Duration – 02 Hours 09 Mins

Dyuta Krida on Sunday, November 15, 2020

Govardhan Puja Sayankala Muhurat – 03:23 PM to 05:32 PM

Deepawali Day 5:

Bhai Dooj on Monday, November 16, 2020

Bhai Dooj Aparahna Time – 01:14 PM to 03:23 PM

Duration – 02 Hours 08 Mins

May this Diwali 2020 , Goddess Laxmi will fill your life with health, Wealth & Happiness. May Her footprints will enlighten your path towards sucesss.

Maa Durga Sri Sai Baba Temple Pariwar wishes you and your family a great Deepawali.

Note: Time & Dates mentioned are according to Orlando, Florida.

NAVRATRI 2020: DATES, TIME & SIGNIFICANCE

admin — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 17:07:00 +0000

The year 2020 has tested every single one of us in remarkable manners. It is currently an ideal opportunity to meet up in a determination for triumph. A triumph of well being, trust, bliss. A triumph for mankind. Our festivals provide us many reasons to and opportunities to celebrate our lives.

As Shardiya Navratri is round the corner, Maa Durga sai Baba temple family brings everything you want to know about Navratri 2020.

Significance & Importance of Navratri 2020 Festival:

Now it’s the time to celebrate Navratri which is almost there. Navratri is considered as an important sacred festival in the Hindu religion. Navratri is a sanskrit word which implies ‘Nine-nights’. Navratri signifies the victory of good over evil. It is believed that Goddess Durga conquered the Demon Mahishasura after these 9 nights. This auspicious festival symbolizes worship of Goddess Durga and her 9 incarnations which are the epitomes of power and have the ability to bring in anything desired. Hence, you could have understood the importance and significance of these 9 days which are the most powerful of all.

There are multiple Navratris comes every year. Chaitra Navratri, Magha Gupt Navratri, Sharad Navratri and Asadha Gupt Navratri yet just two of them Chaitra Navratri and Sharad Navratri are praised generally. Sharad Navratri falls in the period of October-November.

Important Dates & Time of Navaratri 2020 Pujan:

Please note that all the Dates & Time mentioned are according to 12-Hour notation of the local time of Orlando, Florida

Date	Day	Related vents
October 17	Day 1, Pratipada	Ghatasthapana, Shailputri Puja Ghatasthapana Muhurat – 07:28 AM to 11:16 AM Ghatasthapana Abhijit Muhurat – 12:48 AM to 1:33 PM
October 18	Day 2, Dwitiya	Chandra Darshana, Brahmacharini Puja
October 19	Day 3, Tritiya/Day 4, Chaturthi	Sindoor Tritiya, Chandraghanta Puja/ Kushmanda Puja, Vinayaka Chaturthi, Upang Lalita Vrat
October 20	Day 5, Panchami	Skandamata Puja, Saraswati Avahan
October 21	Day 6, Shashthi	Katyayani Puja, Saraswati Puja
October 22	Day 7, Saptmi	Kalaratri Puja
October 23	Day 8, Ashtmi	Durga Ashtami, Mahagauri Puja, Sandhi Puja, Maha Navami
October 24	Day 9, Navmi	Siddhidatri Puja, Navami Homa, Navratri Parana
October 25	Day 10, Dashmi	Dusshera, Vijayadashami

It is strongly believed that if we worship Goddess Durga for these days, she would take all 10 evils (Kama, Krodh, Lobh, Moh, Ahankar, Darr, Irsha, Jadta, Nafrat & pashchatap) away from the lives of her worshiper and also bless the one with peace & Harmony.

“Namo namo Durge Sukh Karni, Namo namo ambe dukh Harni…..”

With this quote the Maa Durga Sai Baba Temple pariwar wishes you a very Happy Navratri.

May this Navratri, Maa Durga defeat all your evils & worries and also bless you and your family with joy, peace & prosperity.

-Maa Durga Sri Sai Baba temple

If you are in USA then get a chance to visit Maa Durga Sri Sai Baba Temple in Orlando to attend the Pujan of Navratri for all nine days.

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