Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Nine Nights - November- "Navratri"


Navratri  stretches over a period of nine days, with each of the nine days being dedicated to one of the nine forms of the Goddess.Mahishasura, the mighty demon, worshipped Lord Shiva and obtained the power of eternity. Soon, he started killing and harassing innocent people and set out to win all the three lokas. The gods in swargaloka appealed to Lord Shiva, to find a way to get rid of the demon. To protect the world from the atrocities of Mahishasura, the Trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva united their powers and created a divine female warrior, known as Goddess Durga. Mahishasura, when he saw the divine beauty of Goddess Durga, got mesmerized. So fascinated was Mahishasura by Goddess Durga's beauty that he approached her with the intention of marriage. The goddess agreed to marry him, but put forth a condition - Mahishasura would have to win over her in a battle. Mahishasura, proud as he was, agreed immediately! The battle continued for 9 nights and at the end of the ninth night, Goddess Durga beheaded Mahishasura. The nine nights came to be known as Navratri, while the tenth day was called Vijayadashmi, the tenth day that brought the triumph of good over evil.
Neivedhyam can be anything , usually in Tamil Nadu they make sundal so decide i ll stick to the normal trend of making  sundal everyday along with one more special Neivedyam.
 so here goes the list

DAY1

PINEAPPLE FIRNI AND GROUNDNUT SUNDAL



DAY2

JELABI AND CHENNA DHAL SUNDAL

DAY3
CHAKKARA PONGAL AND KARAMANI SUNDAL



DAY4
PEDA AND BLACK CHENNA SUNDAL
DAY5

KALA JAMUN AND GREEN GRAM SUNDAL



DAY6

CARROT HALWA AND WHITE CHENNA SUNDAL
DAY7
DRY FUIT HALWA AND MUNG DHAL SUNDAL



DAY8

PINEAPPLE KESARI AND GREEN PEAS SUNDAL



DAY9
RAVA LADOO, GULAB JAUMN, VADA AND PINTO BEANS SUNDAL

Trust me it was the sundal which made each day interesting more than the sweets coz both of us would break our heads to decide which pulse goes into making the sundal .

Navratri pooja



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