With the beginning of the festive season with Ganesh Chaturthi, change can be felt in the air. Next to this is the joyous and colorful festival of Navratri. The 9 day festival is entirely based on Satvik prayers EatAnd devotion towards Maa Durga and her 9 incarnations. Autumn this year Navratri 2024 Will be celebrated from 3 October 2024 to 11 October 2022 and 12 October will be celebrated as Vijayadashami.
This festival marks the arrival of Goddess Durga on earth and during these 9 days devotees worship and pray to the nine incarnations of Goddess Durga with special food items. During these 9 days, devotees observe fast to please Goddess Durga with their devotion. While some devotees observe fast for 9 days, there are some who observe the fast in pairs (pairs) – the first two or the last two days of Navratri.
According to Drik Panchang, Ghatasthapana Muhurta marks the beginning of Navratri puja. Also known as Nav Durga, these nine days are dedicated to the nine incarnations of Maa Durga which are Maa Shailputri, Maa Brahmacharini, Maa Chandraghanta, Maa Kushmanda, Maa Skandamata, Maa Katyayani, Maa Kalaratri, Maa Mahagauri and Maa Siddhidatri. The festival is also said to promote a sense of community and cultural identity. It is celebrated with dance, music and various local traditions, showcasing the rich diversity of Indian culture.
Take a look at the puja muhurat and timings
Shardiya Navratri 2024: Ghatasthapana Muhurta
Pratipada Tithi Start – October 03, 2024 – 12:18 AM
Pratipada Tithi Start – October 04, 2024 – 02:58 AM
Ghatasthapana Muhurta – 3 October 2024 – 05:38 am to 06:40 am
Ghatasthapana Abhijeet Muhurta – 3 October 2024 – 11:12 am to 11:59 am
Virgo Ascendant Start – 03 October 2024 – 05:38 AM
Virgo Ascendant ends – 03 October 2024 – 06:40 am
Food rules to follow during 9 days
According to historians, these nine days are to prepare the body for the winter season and hence it is suggested to eat healthy and light food. The main food rules to be followed during these 9 days are:
-No onion and garlic.
-No grains and pulses like wheat, rice, lentils, beans.
– Do not consume alcohol and tobacco
-No meat, eggs or seafood of any kind.
– Consume sattvik foods like fruits and vegetables like potato, sweet potato, pumpkin, gourd, raw banana etc.
– Drink water, fruit juice, milk, buttermilk, lassi, shakes and smoothies.
-Avoid white salt, chaat masala and black salt and consume rock salt and black pepper.
And for those who are fasting for 9 days, there is a list of do’s and don’ts. To keep an eye
What to do?
1. Do not starve yourself during the fast. Keep eating nuts and fruits every two hours.
2. During the 9-day fast, stick to the Navratri diet which is an alkaline diet and includes nuts, fruits, dairy products like milk and butter, and buckwheat flour (buckwheat flour), water chestnut flour (water chestnut flour). Flour) contains selected flours like. ) or Rajgira flour (amaranth flour).
3. Drink water, milk, buttermilk and fresh juices throughout the day to keep the body hydrated.
4. Add rock salt or rock salt in place of table salt in cooking dishes during Navratri. Additionally, when using spices, use cumin, cinnamon, green cardamom, cloves, black pepper powder, red chili powder and black pepper.
what not to do
1. According to experts, consumption of onion, garlic and spices should be avoided while cooking during Navratri. Additionally, other heat-producing foods and oils such as mustard oil or sesame oil should be avoided.
2. Apart from these, consumption of meat, eggs, alcohol and tobacco is also strictly prohibited during Navratri.
3. And if you are fasting, do not have a proper full meal or last meal before Sandhya Aarti or sunset.
4. Avoid drinking packaged juices as they may contain added salt and preservatives to enhance the taste. what not to eat
Must try these foods during Navratri
Sabudana Khichdi: It is made by soaking sago grains and then cooking them in a tempering of ghee, cumin seeds, green chillies and curry leaves and then adding cumin powder, coriander powder, roasted peanuts, rock salt, black pepper, green coriander and lemon juice. goes. ,
Coconut Laddus: This easy dessert is cooked with grated coconut along with milk powder, condensed milk, milk, sugar, cardamom powder, and then shaped into laddus and dry fruits are sprinkled on top.
Cucumber Raita: This probiotic-rich one-pot dish is made from grated and roasted cucumbers, mixed with whipped curd, and topped with sugar, rock salt, black pepper and a seasoning of ghee, green chillies and cumin seeds. Is.
Sabudana Kheer: This one-pot dessert is made from soaked sago pearls, cooked in full fat milk with sugar and dry fruits.
Fruit Chaat: This healthy snack is made from seasonal fruits like banana, apple, papaya, kiwi and pear, which are cut into pieces and then topped with rock salt, black pepper and whipped curd.
