{"id":332,"date":"2016-10-11T17:09:35","date_gmt":"2016-10-11T17:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sachinbaikar.com\/wp\/?p=332"},"modified":"2019-01-26T15:22:16","modified_gmt":"2019-01-26T15:22:16","slug":"navrati-festival-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sachinbaikar.com\/wp\/2016\/10\/11\/navrati-festival-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Navrati Festival &#8211; 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Navrati is a festival of Hindus dedicated to worship Goddess Durga.\u00a0It commences on the first day (pratipada) of the bright forthnight of\u00a0the lunar month of Ashwin. The festival is celebrated for nine nights\u00a0and ten days in the month of October. During this festival nine forms\u00a0of Shakti (Navadurga) are worshipped. The tenth day is known\u00a0as Vijayadashami or Dussehra.<\/p>\n<p>According to vedic scriptures, Navadurga constitues the manifestation\u00a0of Goddess Durga in her nine different aspects. These nine forms of\u00a0manifestation are Shailaputri, Brahmacharini, Chandrakanta,\u00a0Kushmanda, Skandamata, Katyayani, Kalaratri, Mahagauri\u00a0and Siddhidatri &#8211; worshipped together during this festival.<\/p>\n<p>The festival is celebrated across India in different ways. Each state\u00a0celebrates this festival in their own unique way, representing the tradition, custom and flavour of the region. Although the ways\u00a0of celebration are different but the reason for celebration remains\u00a0the same, that is victory of good over evil which marks the victory of\u00a0Goddess Durga over the evil buffalo demon Mahishasura.<\/p>\n<p>In Gujarat and West Bengal, it is the most awaited festival. \u00a0Garba Raas and Dandiya Raas the well known dance forms\u00a0becomes the key attraction across Gujarat during this festival.\u00a0These dance forms are performed by Gujarati men and women\u00a0by wearing traditional dresses. In West Bengal, this festival\u00a0is celebrated as Durga Puja or Durgotsava. Across West Bengal\u00a0large pandals are decorated beautifully with different designs\u00a0of colourful lighting patterns.<\/p>\n<p>In Maharashtra, Ghatasthapana or Kalashsthapana Puja is performed\u00a0during this festival. A special earthern pot or round bamboo basket (topli)\u00a0filled with wet soil is used for sowing multi-grains (nine types of grains). In middle of the pot, silver\/copper Kalash along with coconut\u00a0surrounded by five mango\/betel leaves is placed. This is known as\u00a0Ghatasthapana. It involves invoking Goddess Durga (Shakti) in Kalash. \u00a0The ladies worship the Ghat for nine days with religious fast.\u00a0A Yagna\/Hom\/Havan is performed on the eighth day in the name of\u00a0Goddess Durga. On ninth\/tenth day, the Ghat is immersed in near by\u00a0river\/lake\/pond after taking off some sprouted leaves of the grains as<br \/>\nblessing from the Goddess Durga.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some photos of Goddess Durga idols captured during\u00a0my recent visit to few pandals in Kalyan West region in Thane\u00a0district of Maharashtra.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sachinbaikar\/30250127075\/in\/album-72157632392181187\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/sachinbaikar.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Navrati2016-4-30250127075.jpg\" alt=\"Navrati Festival 2016\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sachinbaikar\/29619329154\/in\/album-72157632392181187\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/sachinbaikar.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Navrati2016-3-29619329154.jpg\" alt=\"Navrati Festival 2016\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sachinbaikar\/30250128955\/in\/album-72157632392181187\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/sachinbaikar.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Navrati2016-10-30250128955.jpg\" alt=\"Navrati Festival 2016\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sachinbaikar\/29619330034\/in\/album-72157632392181187\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/sachinbaikar.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Navrati2016-11-29619330034.jpg\" alt=\"Navrati Festival 2016\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sachinbaikar\/29619329584\/in\/album-72157632392181187\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/sachinbaikar.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Navrati2016-8-29619329584.jpg\" alt=\"Navrati Festival 2016\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sachinbaikar\/30214972036\/in\/album-72157632392181187\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/sachinbaikar.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Navrati2016-9-30214972036.jpg\" alt=\"Navrati Festival 2016\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sachinbaikar\/30250125795\/in\/album-72157632392181187\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/sachinbaikar.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Navrati2016-1-30250125795.jpg\" alt=\"Navrati Festival 2016\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sachinbaikar\/30250126775\/in\/album-72157632392181187\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/sachinbaikar.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Navrati2016-2-30250126775.jpg\" alt=\"Navrati Festival 2016\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sachinbaikar\/30250127445\/in\/album-72157632392181187\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/sachinbaikar.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Navrati2016-6-30250127445.jpg\" alt=\"Navrati Festival 2016\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sachinbaikar\/30250127705\/in\/album-72157632392181187\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/sachinbaikar.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Navrati2016-7-30250127705.jpg\" alt=\"Navrati Festival 2016\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sachinbaikar\/30214973156\/in\/album-72157632392181187\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/sachinbaikar.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Navrati2016-13-30214973156.jpg\" alt=\"Navrati Festival 2016\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sachinbaikar\/30250129515\/in\/album-72157632392181187\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/sachinbaikar.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Navrati2016-12-30250129515.jpg\" alt=\"Navrati Festival 2016\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The last\u00a0two photos are of Ghatasthapana at my residence.<br \/>\n<em>Sources:<\/em><br \/>\n<em> 1) <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Navratri\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Navratri<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em> 2) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.harekrsna.de\/artikel\/nava-durga.htm\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.harekrsna.de\/artikel\/nava-durga.htm<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em>3) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hindu-blog.com\/2009\/09\/how-to-do-ghatasthapana-during-navratri.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.hindu-blog.com\/2009\/09\/how-to-do-ghatasthapana-during-navratri.html<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; 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The festival&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":337,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[61,51,63,49,50,62,65,60,33],"class_list":["post-332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-festivals","tag-durga-puja","tag-festivals-of-india","tag-goddess-durga","tag-kalyan-west","tag-maharashtra","tag-navadurga","tag-navrati","tag-navrati-festival-2016","tag-photography-by-sachin-baikar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/sachinbaikar.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/sachinbaikar.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/sachinbaikar.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sachinbaikar.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sachinbaikar.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=332"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"http:\/\/sachinbaikar.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1065,"href":"http:\/\/sachinbaikar.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332\/revisions\/1065"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sachinbaikar.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/sachinbaikar.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sachinbaikar.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sachinbaikar.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}