{"id":421,"date":"2013-10-04T17:20:08","date_gmt":"2013-10-04T17:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/matchboxindia.com\/?p=421"},"modified":"2013-10-04T17:20:08","modified_gmt":"2013-10-04T17:20:08","slug":"navratri-celebrating-the-power-of-she","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchboxindia.com\/blog\/navratri-celebrating-the-power-of-she\/","title":{"rendered":"Navratri : celebrating the power of SHE"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Sarva mangala mangalye,
\nshive sarvaartha saadhike
\nSharanye trayambake Gauri
\nNarayani namostute”<\/strong><\/p>\n

It means
\nsarva mangala mangalye<\/strong> \u2013 To auspiciousness of all auspiciousness.
\nshiva<\/strong> -to the Good.
\nsarvarrtha saadhike <\/strong>\u2013 to the accomplisher of all objectives.
\nsharanye<\/strong> \u2013 to the Source of Refuge.
\ntryambake<\/strong> \u2013 to the mother of the three worlds.
\nGauri<\/strong> \u2013 to the Goddess who is Rays of Light.
\nNaaraayani<\/strong> \u2013 Exposer of consciousness.
\nNamostute<\/strong> – We bow to you again and again. We worship you.
\nNavratri pujan –<\/strong> Navratri<\/strong> also referred as Naudurga<\/strong> is being celebrated to worship mother goddess for nine days. This vibrant nine day festival begins on the first day of Ashwina of the bright fortnights. Every part of India has its own cultural specialties with this festival and so the diverse celebration, but the similarity is the female deity Maa Durga and its numerous avatars.
\nThe nine deities of nine days<\/strong>
\nThe nine avatars that are worshipped in these nine days are:<\/p>\n