Ashtami & Navami in Navratri 2024: Shardiya Navratri, the festival of worship of Shakti which lasts for 9 days, is going on. During these 9 days, different forms of Maa Durga are worshipped. Sharadiya Navratri, the great festival of Shakti, will end on October 11. During this period, along with worshiping the nine forms of Maa Durga, Kanya Puja is also done. It is believed that by marrying a girl, fear, obstacles and enemies are destroyed in life, and women power is also respected in the society. According to religious texts, Mother Durga resides in girls. Mother Goddess is pleased by feeding them.
Although girls can be married on any day, but Ashtami and Navami days of Navratri are considered the most auspicious. This year, Saptami and Ashtami are falling on the same day in Shardiya Navratri on 10th October. According to the scriptures, whenever Saptami and Ashtami are on the same day, Durgashtami fast should not be observed, as it is not considered appropriate. In this situation, the festival of Ashtami-Navami will be celebrated on the same day. Let us know on which day and in what way you can perform Kanya Puja, so that you can get its true benefits….
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When is Ashtami-Navami and auspicious time?
According to the Panchang, this year Ashtami and Navami are being celebrated on the same day on 11th October. In such a situation, you can also worship Mother Mahagauri and Goddess Siddhidatri on 11th October. During this time, people who worship Kanya on Ashtami can feed Kanya till 12.06 pm on 11 October 2024. After this Navami Tithi will take place. In such a situation, people observing fast on Navami day after 12.06 pm can perform Kanya Puja.
Brahma Muhurta on the day of Kanya Puja is from 04:41 am to 05:30 am. On this day, worship Maa Mahagauri and Maa Siddhidatri in the morning. Sukarma Yoga will remain during this period. But the time from 06:20 am to 10:41 am in the morning is auspicious for worship. Rahukaal is between 10:41 am to 12:08 pm.
kanya puja method
To worship girls during Navratri, first wash their feet with water. Then make them sit on a clean seat. After this, prepare a plate of satvik food like kheer, puri, gram, halwa etc. Now keep the plate in the court of Mother Goddess and offer it. After this, vaccinate all the girls and tie Raksha Sutra on their wrists. Then feed them. Now put fruits and Dakshina in their plate. Finally take his blessings. (Ashtami & Navami in Navratri 2024)
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