Navarathri festivals
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1st,2nd,3rd (THURGAI)Navarathiri Festival in September & October, AKA the Nine Nights Festival.Navarathiri' is an annual festival celebrated by Hindus.This festival lasts for nine nights and is divided into 3 segments of 3 days each, Each segment is devoted to one at a time. These three god's are Sri Durga, Sri Lakshmi & Sri Saraswathy.
We(Atmasiva Aashremem people) also celebrating Navarathiri in our mandram( LAkshmi Pooja Dyna Mandram) for nine days. Prayers are held for first three nights for Goddess ‘Thurgai’ (bravery), second three nights for Goddess ‘Lakshmi’ (wealth) and the final three nights for Goddess ‘Saraswathy’ (education).
The tenth day is very auspicious and it is called Vijayathasami.
In a Puranic story an Asura called Mahisasuran had ill-treated and harnessed devas and to get away from his cruelty they approached Ambigai and narrated the harassments of this Asura and requested her to free them from the Asura.
Ambigai destroyed this Asura on Vijayathasami and relieved the devas.
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