Dhanteras, dedicated to worshipping the Goddess of Wealth, marks an auspicious day for new purchases and people tend to grab onto some form of financial investment. And with Dhanteras commences the five-day Deepavali festivities.
Pramod Tiwari made the remark while talking to the reporters in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior district on Saturday in view of a BJP leader's remark of comparing Congress's devotion to Lord Ram with Kalnemi (an asura in Hindu mythology).
On the 10th day of Bada Dashain, juniors receive 'Tika' and blessings from elders. With the offering of 'Tika' and 'Jamara', the worship of Sri Durga Bhawani at Dasainghars for nine days concludes after the 'Abhishekh' or sprinkling of holy water.
" I wish all the countrymen a very happy Navratri and Vijayadashami. The festival symbolises the victory of good over evil. This time we are celebrating Vijayadashami when it has been 2 months since our victory over the Moon. We know the knowledge of Gita and also have the capability to b
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday slammed Congress leader Digvijaya Singh's remark of 'natak-nautanki' (drama) about 'Kanya Pujan' and asked Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress leader Sonia Gandhi to clear Congress' stand on the matter.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Tuesday morning, performed special worship of Shrinath ji (Guru Gorakshanath, the incarnation of Lord Shiva) at the Gorakhnath temple on the occasion of Vijayadashami in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur.
During this, the union minister's son Mahanaryaman Scindia also participated in the prayers. Scindia worshipped the Kuldevi and after that, he worshipped the symbol flag of the Scindia royal family and weapons. He also sat on the royal throne.
'Jawar' is placed in a mud pot called 'Khappar' and it is installed on the first day of Navratri. It is a traditional form of worshipping Goddess Durga when the statues were not so popular. After the worship, the immersion of Jawar takes place on the last day of Navratri.
However, the Durga Puja is differently celebrated at the historic Kamakhya temple located atop the Nilachal Hill in the capital city of Assam. It is celebrated avoiding idol worship.
"When PM Modi came to power, we had promised that we would build Ram Mandir. And now Ram Mandir is under construction and in January we can all go and seek blessings from Lord Ram. Congress ruled in the country for 60 years but they did not do any work for the construction of the Ram Mandir.