Navratri the Festival of Garbha

1. Navratri means Shaktipuja
2. Navratri Mahatm 
3. Navratri Celebration 
4. Navratri is. Paltata Rangrang 
5. Preservation of Cultural Values]

 Every year nine days from Aso Sud Ekam to Aso Sud Nom in our Gujarat are known and celebrated as Navratri Mahotsav. In Bengal, the days of 'Durga Puja' are of great importance. Also, in some places, the direction of the tenth Dussehra instead of the ninth and then the fifteenth day of Sharadpurnima is also woven in this festival. The importance of Shaktipuja in India and especially in Gujarat has been going on since time immemorial. Garba is sung in many names like Amba Bahuchara, Mahakali, Bhadrakali, Jakshani, Khodiyar, Om Shrade, Ashapuri, but in this, Pradhanasur is only for Shaktipuja. During these nine days of Navratri, village after village performs 'Kumbhasthapan' in the temple of their respective Kuladevi and worships it for ninety days and those who sit in worship fast for nine days. Somewhere Farali is fasting, somewhere Nakorda! Havan is performed on the eighth day and then the cradle is made by having nine navansh mataji. The significance of Navratri festival is seen at night. Now not only in the cities but also in the villages, massive programs of Mandwadi and Samuhgarba are being carried out. The night is colored with magnificent lights. Mike - A loud voice from the loudspeaker echoes the melody from the melodious throat and not only women, but also men play rasa rhythmically with sticks in their hands! There is music, there is the sound of drums, there is life in the throat of the musician and the crowd of thousands of spectators is watching this scene. What's so surprising about that? It is not wrong to say that Navratri festival has been postponed in the cities. Shaktipooja has become a dash and Garba Kaval a means of entertainment! When college boys and girls are dancing to the tune of 'disco dance' on the day of Navratri, it happens that we have to turn a blind eye to all these perversions in our festivals. Under the pretext of Navratri festival in the city, a big scandal of 'Batkoopano and Do' is started. They are tempted to come and see it by spending tickets and in this way thousands of rupees are generated. Besides, the 'Uchamani' which is spoken in the name of Mataji's Aarti and the one who wants to get the highest amount in the name of Boli, only Aarti is performed, is it also a 'drama'? Those who do not enjoy singing Garba in the streets or polos, have set up Garba-clubs and now go on stage to sing Garba and the rich go to theaters and town halls to watch such Garba shows at the expense of expensive tickets. Wow! My devotees! Blessed is your motherly devotion and Mataji's Garba in the slope of cinema which is the perfect creativity of Deva! He had a hole in the top of his head, which was like a earthen vessel, which was like a burning lamp. Someone to see where he went. You have to go in to see the movie.

Makarsankranti / Uttarayan Parva

1. There is a geographical reason. 

2. Feast of Victory 

3. Friendship with Kites 

4. Safety Warnings 

5. Compassionate Accidents 

6. Unique Feast of Charity] 

Everyone's favorite festival is Uttarayan (Makarsankranti)! Festival of Kites! Every year we celebrate the festival of Uttarayan on the 14th of January, spoiling the fun. In particular, from our geographical point of view, the sun starts moving towards the north from the 22nd of December, i.e. the setting of the sun takes place from the 22nd of December; But who knows why for years we have been going for 23 days on 14th January (whatever the date of Vikram Samvat on that day!) As ‘Uttarayan’. Our country celebrates a number of festivals throughout the year - national, social and religious; In it we can call Uttarayan a 'social festival', as it has its own significance for all members of the society - young and old, young and old, rich and poor, Hindu and Muslim, Christian and Parsi, Jain and Sikh, lips and servants. . Some people also call this festival 'Makarsankranti'. The name is derived from the fact that the sun moves towards the Capricorn. Anyway this is a unique issue of the festival! In big cities, preparations for 'Uttarayan' begin immediately after Diwali. The work of cutting bamboo and making arches and making kites of different shapes and colors is in full swing. On the other hand, the work of laying (dyeing) also begins on a war footing. Late at night Petromax lights or heavy voltage spheres serve the people who lead the business. In addition, on the night before Uttarayan, cities like Surat-Vadodara-Ahmedabad are full of 'kite-markets' all night long. People who are fond of tying a dozen kites 'Kinna' at night are not able to wait until the sun rises and when they go to the field or to the roof! The housewives also make sesame-chain or sesame ladu the next night. With bore, guava and sugarcane are real! Some even plan to enjoy the shouts of 'A kata ... a kata ...' while eating upside down on the afternoon of Uttarayan. On the morning of Uttarayan, the kite-lover, regardless of the cold, starts the 'kite-war' by wearing warm socks and a warm hat on his head. At eight or nine o'clock, the whole sky is covered with colorful kites, so that in fear of where these new birds came from, they scatter crows, hawks, pigeons and samadi in panic. There are many incidents of kite strings being filled in the big wing of the sea. Some religious Hindus donate to Brahmins on this day, feed grass to cows and provide warm cotton-blankets to the poor. There is no limit to the joy of children! The festival becomes a 'gozaro' for the family when some children are terrified from the roof, seriously injured and even lose their lives. No one should object to kite flying, but the present It is necessary to make a small cut in the purchase when the price of kite string is skyrocketing due to unbearable price.