Happy Navarathri - 2012

Navarathri Golu 2012 - Home

 

My Dear Bloggers, wishing you all a very Happy Navarathri this year. We expanded our golu this year with more dolls we collected since last year but nothing could beat the traditional dolls which we had at home in India. Chanted Lalitha Sahasranama everyday and offered Sundal Neivedhyam in the evenings. Mainly we invited many families and friends for the Thamboolam ( Kumkum ) during these days and had an elaborate dinner. Kids had fun too and dressed up in their traditional dresses.

 

We could feel the divinity during the entire Navarathri period and the positive energy prevailed in the mind which in turn boosted many activities at home. Sadly packed up the dolls after the durga pooja but cant wait to set the Golu next year. I hope you all would have celebrated navarathri with the same mindset and I wish you all once again. May Goddess Durga bless everyone in the world to have peace of mind, happiness and good health.

 

Sarva Mangala Mangalye Shive Sarvartha Sadhike

Charanye Thrayambhake Gowri Narayani Namosthuthe

 

Yaa Devi Sarva Bhooteshu Buddhi Roopena Samsthita
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namaha

 

Krishnashtami / Gokulashtami / Krishna Jeyanthi / Krishna Jayanthi

Krishnashtami / Krishna Jeyanthi is celebrated by all Hindus all over India and also in some parts of the world where they worship Krishna. Krishna Jeyanthi festival marks Lord Krishna's birth and its celebrated with grand show. People decorate their houses with flowers, rangoli and balloons welcoming Baby Krishna on this auspicious day and they draw small footprints of baby krishna from the entrance of the home till the Pooja place. There's a belief that baby krishna would walk on these foot steps into their house and enjoy their prasads on this special day. As Lord Krishna liked milk, butter, curd during his childhood, they offer many milk based sweets to him along with the traditional seedai, murukkus, payasams and aval ( poha ) based food items.

 

We celebrated Krishna Jeyanthi at our house with Aval ( Poha ) based prasadams this year.

 

Krishnaya Vasudevaya Devaki Nandanayacha

Nandagopa Kumaraya Sri Govindaya Namo Namaha.