9 Colours of Durga Navratri - 2008

Posted on September 24, 2008 in Festivals by naveen

Durga Navratri is the most sacred and most celebrated festivity season of India. It has a unique tradition of colors. During the festival, devotees wear different colours that are indicated by the Brahmans and other religious pandits. Generally, the nine colors represent the nine manifestations of Maa Durga. As a part of Durga puja, devotees perform ‘alankarana’ (make up) of the Goddess with the saree of the colour for the day.

Colors of Navaratri :
The colors of Navratri remain same for every region but, the manifestations (forms) and the names of the Goddess may vary from the place to place. Usually the nine Durga Navaratri colors are – Green, Orange, Yellow, Sky Blue, Pink, Grey, Green, Ink Blue, and Royal Blue. On Vijaya Dashami (Dussehra), the tenth day of the festival, Red is the colour of the day.

As, each pandit says differently, please confirm the dates and colours from elders before proceeding. This is the most general procedure.

The Goddess and Colors of Navratri – 2008 :

Date, Day – Colour To Be Worn – Goddess To Be Worshipped
September 30, Tuesday – Parrot Green – Goddess Amba
October 1, Wednesday – Orange – Goddess Tara / Goddess Chamunda
October 2, Thursday – Yellow – Goddess Shorashi / Goddess Ashtamukhi
October 3, Friday – Sky Blue – Goddess bhuvaneshwari
October 4, Saturday – Pink –Goddess Chinnamasta / Goddess Upang Lalitha
October 5, Sunday – Grey – Goddess Bhairavi or Maha Kali
October 6, Monday – Green – Goddess Dhoomavathi / Goddess Jagadamba
October 7, Tuesday – Ink Blue – Goddess Bagala / Goddess Narayani
October 8, Wednesday – Royal Blue – Goddess Matungi / Goddess Renuka Devi
October 9, Thursday – Red – Goddess Kamala / Goddess Vijaya Durga

Nine Avatars of Maa Durga – Worshipped in Gujarat During Navratri :
In Gujarat, devotees worship the 9 forms of Maa Durga with utmost devotion. They worship the Goddesses – Amba, Tara, Shorashi, Buvaneshwari, Chinnamasta, Bhairavi, Dhoomavathi, Bagala and Matungi.

Nine Manifestations of Maa Durga – Worshipped in Maharashtra During Navratri :
In Maharashtra and in other regions of Western India, devotees worship the 9 forms of Goddess Durga – Amba, Ashtamukhi, Bhuvneshwari, Upang Lalitha, Maha Kali, Jagadamba, Narayani and Ranuka Devi.

Wear the described colour and Be Blessed By Maa Durga Devi.

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