Dr H N BAJAJ - A POLYMATH

SEPT 22 MON SHAILPUTRI - Corresponds to Ghatastapana/ NAVRATRI BEGINS SEPT 23 TUE BRAHMCHARINI SEPT 24 WED CHANDRAGHANTA SEPT 25 THU KUSHMANDA SEPT 26 FRI SKANDAMATA SEPT 27 SAT KATYAYANI SEPT 28 SUN KALARATRI SEPT 29 MON MAHAGAURI SEPT 30 TUES SIDDHIDATRI  OCT 1 IS DASAMI AYUDHA PUJA/ BEGINNING OF DUSSEHRA CELEBRATION -note that Dasami is Oct 1, but Dusshera is on Oct 02 due to Panchang variation/ community practice OCT 2 IS VIJAYADASAMI AND THE CONCLUSION OF SHARAD NAVRATRI THE NINE FORMS OF MAA DURGA ARE ILLUSTRATED: SHAILPUTRI She is the daughter of the king of the mountains called Himvat and Menavati, or Menaka, who was the daughter of the forefathers or Pitru. Shailputri (Shaila means mountains) is the daughter of the mountains and is the reincarnation of Sati.  Shailputri symbolises new beginnings that are bolstered by strength and purity.  The first day of Navratri is dev...

  With the churn in jobs and the displacement of our population, both Navratri and Durga Puja are now pan-India festivals; the latter is especially grand where the Bengali community has settled. Both festivals focus on the worship of Shakti, or the Divine Mother, or Maa Durga. Navratri has its variants, such as the garba or dandiya dance of Gujarat, Ayudhya Puja of Karnataka; these variants are celebrated all over India. The theme of the victory of good over evil remains the same.  NAVRATRI 2025 THE NINE FORMS OF DURGA SEPT 22 MON          SHAILPUTRI - Corresponds to Ghatastapana/ NAVRATRI BEGINS SEPT 23 TUE           BRAHMCHARINI SEPT 24 WED          CHANDRAGHANTA SEPT 25 THU           KUSHMANDA SEPT 26 FRI             SKANDAMATA SEPT 27 SAT            KATYAYANI SEPT 28 SUN        ...