Ashwin maas ki nau raaton mein Maa Durga ke nau swaroop — Shailputri se Siddhidatri tak — ki puja hoti hai. Yeh shakti, bhakti aur naye aarambh ka pratik hai; Gujarat-Maharashtra mein garba-dandiya ki dhoom rehti hai.
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Vidhi
Kaise manayein
Pehle din shubh muhurat mein ghatasthapana (kalash sthapna) karein.
Roz Maa Durga ki aarti aur Durga Saptashati ka paath karein.
Vrati log saatvik phalahar lein.
Ashtami/Navami par kanya pujan karke vrat khol dein.
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