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Celebrating Navratri: All About Fasting and Festivities
Can you already feel the echo of navratri music and the fragrance of flowers in the air? When you close your eyes, you can see people twirling and dancing in beautiful Chaniya Cholis! Well yes! You guessed right: Navratri is here and it brings the festival season along with it! Nine nights of fasting, festivities and carnival. It's that time of the year when everyone feels devotional, happy, and full of a festive spirit. Oh, and how can we forget about food? The food we eat in these nine nights is unimaginably tasty, isn't it?
What is Navratri all about?
Navratri literally means "nine nights". These nine nights are about celebrating and worshipping nine forms of Maa Durga. Devotees seek their blessings with Poojas, rituals, dances and celebrations.
What is the significance of Fasting in Navratri?
For many people, Navratri is all about fasting for nine days, while for some, it is more about enjoying that delicious Vrat ka Khana! People fast during navratri to purify their bodies and spirits from all the toxicity and absorb all the positivity. If you think about it, it's quite logical. Along with the energy of devotion, people actually care for their health by fasting.
How does fasting help in improving health?
Detoxification
When a person fasts for a day or more, his body shifts its focus from digesting food to using stored energy for healing and detoxifying. It helps in getting rid of water retention, losing that extra layer of fat.
Seasonal Change
Navtrai occurs during the autumn equinox, its the time when seasons change and temperatures drop. Fasting during this season helps in adapting with the seasonal changes.
Prevents Chronic Diseases
According to some research, intermittent fasting can help reduce the risk of chronic health conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease.
The Joy of Festivities
Well, that's enough about fasting. Let's talk about the FESTIVITIES!
During Navratri, the whole country looks so colourful and vibrant with all the Navratri Melas, Garba Nights, Dholida beats, lights, colours, flowers and Diyas. People start learning Garba steps a month before, so that they can show off their moves in the Garba nights.
Oh and the Food! Navratri food is not just tasty but its also healthy. Cooked in the healthiest kachi ghani mustard oil, these food items like Kuttu ke Pakode, Sabudana Khichdi and Aloo Chaat with a sprinkle of the good old Sendha Namak are just so amazing.
Traditional Dressing and Vibe
Navratri is not only about food and fasting. It is also about dressing and looking beautiful. People wear their most beautiful clothes like Chaniya Cholis, vibrant Kurtas and Mirror Work Dupattas. Girls flaunt their dance moves by wearing the ghagra with the widest ghera! The embroidery and mirror work on their clothes along with the chunky silver jewellery make the garba nights perfect!
The Final Day: Vijaya Dashami
Navratri or nine nights end with the tenth night of Vijay Dashmi! This night is also called Dussehra, which celebrates the victory of Lord Rama over Ravana. It symbolizes the victory of good over evil. People celebrate Dusssehra by burning the statue of Ravana and praying for all the negativity and evil to burn along with it.
So, this Navratri, find your own way of making it extra special for you. Be it fasting for your health or buying that gorgeous Chaniya Choli for Garba nights! Because nothing can match the fun of dancing to Dholida beats, right?
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Bail Kolhu wishes you a Happy Navratri and Vijaya Dashami!