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Ashwin Navratri
Navratri is one of the most auspicious festivals celebrated by Hindus. It’s a nine-day festival dedicated to the following nine incarnations of Goddess Durga:
- Shailputri (Daughter of Mountain)
- Brahmacharini (Mother of devotion and penance)
- Chandraghanta (Destroyer of demons)
- Kushmanda(Goddess of the cosmic egg)
- Skandmata( Goddess of motherhood and children)
- Katyayni(Goddess of Power)
- Kalaratri (Goddess of auspiciousness and courage)
- Mahagauri(Goddess of beauty and women)
- Siddhidatri (Goddess of Sidhi)
Navratri is a celebration of the triumph of good over evil. People worship the different avatars of Goddess Durga on each of the nine days. The followers abstain from alcohol, meat, onion, etc. and the fast is broken on the tenth day. This Navratri falls under the lunar month Ashwin during Sharad Ritu (September or October). This festival is mainly celebrated with deep faith and great enthusiasm in the northern states of India, Gujarat, and West Bengal.
At Haidakhan it holds special significance as Baba Haidakhan considered the Parashakti or - the eight-handed Durgambika, the Mother Divine of Brahma, Vishnu, and Mahesh.
The devotees from across the world throng at the Haidakhan as various events are held on these nine days, be it Bhajan-sandhya, Havans, talks on Geeta, and the importance of various Hindu rituals.
These nine days are considered very auspicious. People come to celebrate personal events like mundan, baby showers, solemnizing marriages, etc.
Apart from Ashwin Navratri the Haidakhandi Samaj also celebrates Chaitra Navratri which falls on the first day of the Hindu New Year ( March or April). The ninth day is significant as Lord Rama was born on this day and this day is also known as Ramnavmi.
