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Navami

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Navami (Sanskrit: नवमी, romanizedNavamī) is the Sanskrit word for "ninth", and is the ninth day in the lunar fortnight (Paksha) of the Hindu calendar. Each month has two Navami days, being the ninth day of the "bright" (Shukla) and of the "dark" (Krishna) fortnights respectively.[1] Navami occurs on the ninth and the twenty-fourth day of each month.

Festivals

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  • Maha Navami (Great Ninth Day) is part of Navaratri celebrations. Sharada Navaratri is the most important of the Navaratris, and is celebrated during the Sharada season (autumn). Ayudha Puja or Astra Puja is an integral part of the Vijayadashami festival, a Hindu festival traditionally celebrated in India.
  • Akshaya Navami is celebrated on Kartika Shukla Navami (nine days after the Hindu festival Diwali). The day marks the date regarded to mark the beginning of the Satya Yuga, and hence is also called Satya Yugadi. On this day, amala (Indian gooseberry) trees are ritually worshipped as a manifestation of Vishnu, and hence this day is also known as Amala Navami.[4]

The Hindu saint Sri Guru Raghavendra Swami was born on Phalguna Shukla Navami, when the moon was in Mrigashīrsha Nakshatra, in 1595 CE and advocated Madhvacharya's Dvaita philosophy.

References

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  1. ^ Manish Verma (2013). Fasts and Festivals of India. New Delhi: Diamond Pocket Books. p. 10. ISBN 9788171820764.
  2. ^ "Sita Navami 2022: History, significance and puja muhurat". DNA India. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  3. ^ "Nandotsava". iskcondesiretree.com. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Akshay Navami 2022: Date, Time, Puja Vidhi and Significance". The Times of India. 2022-11-02. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-03-30.