Navaratri October 5th 2013

Navaratri Kolu(Thank you Indira)

Navaratri is very important festival. We celebrate 9 days.It is dedicated Goddess  Durga, Navaratri means nine nights  .Nine forms of Devi are worshipped on these days The first three days devoted to Goddess  Durga, next three days to Goddess  Lakshmi and last three days to Goddess Saraswathi.
Vijayadasami day we start our new lessons in music/ education.

These nine days we keep Kolu decorated with dolls and flowers. each day we make prasadams to Devi and recite Laithambal Shobanam,( by Vedavalli here you can download http://www.mediafire.com/download/yd1daoy0mhc/R+Vedavalli+-+Lalithambal+Sobanam+1.zip) Meaning from this site Thanks to P R Ramachandran http://stotraratna.sathyasaibababrotherhood.org/g109.htm

Devi Mahatmyam and other devi slokas.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y57Qjvb9aQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y0b17sZa8M.
Naivedyams

Navaratri Sundals