Durga Puja Online
Durga means difficult to approach although she is the mother of this world. She is renowned as the deity of love, power, wealth, beauty, and other essential virtues regarding life. She is worshipped by the people as the goddess of Shakti. She is portrayed with all her majestic powers in the “Devi Bhagwatam”. She is shown with ten hands, rides on the lion, and is named as ‘Simha Vahini’. She is the destroyer of demons and is worshipped annually in the festival called Durga puja. The festival starts with the many rituals of fasting, feast, and worship, and continues for 10 days. The last four days Saptami, Ashtami, Navami, and Dashami are celebrated with great vivacity and magnificence in India and abroad.
Different forms of Maa Durga:
Goddess Durga has different forms and is worshipped every day with these names. The first day is for Shailputri, second Brahmacharini, third Chandraghanta, fourth Kushmanda, fifth Skanda Mata, Katyayani, kalratri, Maha Gauri, and Siddhidatri. The rituals and customs vary from place to place but the nine forms of goddess is the same. People fast for these days and on the last day that is on navmi, the young girls are called and fed with the food of their choice. The young girls are considered as the incarnation of the goddess.
Rituals of Online Durga Puja:
Durga puja is celebrated in the Ashwin maas of the Hindu calendar which falls during September or October. The prayers are offered to Durga maa. This is an auspicious festival in Bengal. The festival starts a week before and the goddess is invited to the parva of Mahalaya. The eyes are drawn on this day and this ritual is known as “Chokkhu daan”. Then pran tratishtha takes place and then every day puja and rituals are performed. The Kumari pujan is one of them. At the end of the festival maha aarti takes place and the next day the idol is immersed in the water.
Importance of Durga Pooja Online:
The Goddess Durga is the mother of all great energies and has lots of power to destroy the evils. The whole festival revolves around the victory of good versus evil powers. All people have different views regarding the need and importance of Durga puja. She is the mother of all gods and goddesses and very loveable.
Benefits of Durga Puja Online:
Durga puja helps in eradicating the sins of past life and removes the inherited bad karmas of ancestors. It helps in overcoming the bad evils and negative energies and foremost of all is Kal Bhairav and Kateri.
It helps in the promotion of birth and safe delivery, improves the relationship between self and parents, husband –and wife too, and Helps in acquiring wealth and prosperity. She gives strength and power to fight all ills of the life. She represents the feminist power and encourages the respect for women and womanhood
Mantras of Online Durga Pooja:
Ya devi sarvabhuteshu Shakti rupena sansthita
Namastasyae namastasyae namastasyae namo namah
