Navratri
Navratri and Dussehra – Victory of true self over our ego The beginning of Navratri leads to the festive cheer and mood. It marks the beginning of auspicious nine days of worship to Maa. She is worshipped with lots of enthusiasm and fervour in different forms by the devotees. As a kid we were told the stories of Goddess slaying demons like Shumbh, Nishubh and Mahisasura. But rarely were we told its significance to our own lives. Navratri means ‘nine nights', when we worship the three forms of Goddess, Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati. Symbolically, Maa Durga destroys the Mahisasura in us, the tame guna .Tamo means buffalo, the representation of laziness, darkness and inertia. Worshipping this form of goddess dispels us from darkness and leads us to our true potential. Maa Lakshmi, is symbolic of wealth, the rich spiritual wealth. Maa Saraswati symbolises Knowledge, the knowledge of true se...