Happy Navratri...to all IRI members. The 9 days festival of Goddess Durga starts today with the worship of Shailputri(Daughter of Himalayas). 'Nav' means 'nine' and 'ratri' means 'night'. Thus, 'Navratri' means 'nine nights'. Each incarnations of is worshipped on each day.
1.Shailputri 2.Brahmacharini 3.Chandraghant 4.Kushmanda 5.Skandmata 6.Katyayani 7.Kalratri 8.Mahagauri 9.Siddhidatri.
N- nav chetna
A- akhand jyoti
V-...
more... vighn nashak
R- raat jageshwari
A- anand dayi
T- trikal darshi
R- raksh karti
A- ambe maa
JAI MATA DI!