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1st – 3rd Day Of Navratri
On the first day of Navratri, a small paddy field-like area is created from mud and barley seeds are sown on it. These first three days are devoted to prayers to Maa Durga. Maa Durga’s different manifestations as Parvati, Kali, Amba are worshipped. Aarti and Bhajan’s (Devotional songs) play special significance during these days and meditation for gaining self-power is given importance.
4th – 6th Day of Navratri
These 3 days are devoted to the wordship of Lakshmi Maa, the Goddess of peace and prosperity. The 5th Day which is known as Lalita Panchami, is an educational tradition in which we gather and display all literature available in the house, light a lamp or ‘diya’ to invoke Saraswati Maa, the Goddess of knowledge and art.
7th – 8th Day Of Navratri
These days are used to worship Saraswati Maa, to acquire spiritual knowledge. Different pujas play an important role to free our souls from the bondage of our body. Yagna (holy pyre) is ignited and the different materials, that represent our material desires are put into the fire.
Mahanavami (9th Day)
The last day of the festival starts with Kanya Puja. Nine young girls representing the nine forms of Goddess Durga are worshiped. Their feet are washed as a mark of respect for the Goddess and then they are offered new clothes as gifts by the worshiper. After the puja, a lot of celebrations take place in the form of dances.
Along with the above mentioned ideologies, different parts of India celebrate Navratri differently. States from Eastern India celebrate Durga Puja during this period, Idol of Durga is worshipped and Victory of Good over Evil is celebrated. Gujrat and Maharashtra have Garba & Dandiya played through the nine nights. South India celebrates it as Durga Puja and wordships different women goddess.
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