Navratri festival 2017: India celebrates Goddess Brahmacharini festival, second form of Maa Durga today

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NEW DELHI: On the second day September 22 (Friday), the festival of Goddess Brahmacharini which is the second form of Mata Durga worshipped by all devotees across the country with a huge ardent. Mata Durga is also called Mata Bhagwati. The Durga festival is also known as Navdurga, in which all forms of Durga are merged. Every day for each form of Goddess Durga worshipped till nine days. This festival is the great festival for Hindus which comes once in every year in the Hindi month of Ashwin/ October. This year, the festival begins September 21 (Thursday). On the first day of Navratri, Devi Shailputri was worshiped by devotees.
On the occasion of this festival, devotees worship it with fruits, flowers, garland, incense sticks with wearing new cloths. They worship it both time - morning and evening and pray Goddess to demanding bless as happily life, prosperity for their family. Many of devotee take fast one time and take food in evening after worship while some of them take fast both time. They only eat fruits both time as a diet till nine days. It is said that Goddess Brahmacharini was created by Lord Brahma and considered to be the source of ultimate knowledge and wisdom. This form of Goddess Parvati is known as – she walks on bare feet, carries a Rudraksha mala in her right hand and a kamandalu in her left hand. It is said that Goddess Brahmacharini did caustic penance (Tapasya) to get Lord Shiva as her husband. She performed hard penance and due to which she was called Brahmacharini. The one who perform Tapa or penance is called Brahmcharini. Mata Bhramacharni is known for knowledge and wisdom. Sugar is offered to Goddess Brahmacharini. Mantra: Om Devi Brahmacharinyai Namah॥ Prarthana : Dadhana Kara Padmabhyamakshamala Kamandalu।Devi Prasidatu Mayi Brahmacharinyanuttama॥
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