Thursday, October 7, 2021

Sodasha upachar puja and Shardiya Navratri puja starts in odisha today

 

Goddess Maa Durga

Every year when october month comes we welcome Goddess Durga to earth, and a special worships of Goddesses have begun in different shrines of Odisha. Accordingly, the special Sodasha Upachar puja of Goddess durga has begun, . During the coming 16 days of worship, Goddess Durga Maa will wear different attires. In every Sakti peetha the same rituals held.


 The Sodasa Upachar puja will continue for coming sixteen days while devotees will get darshan of the Goddess as She will be attired with different Beshas.


Goddess Cuttack Chandi or Goddess Maa Mangala will be adorned with these famous attires in the coming 16 days: Suna besha, Bhubaneswari besha, Ugratara besha, Raja Rajeshwari besha, Tripura Bhairabi besha, Matangi besha, Jaya Durga besha, Narayani besha, Harachandi besha, Sodashi besha, Bana Durga besha, Gayatri besha, Bagalamukhi besha, Mahakali besha, Mahalaxmi besha, Maha Saraswati besha and Mahisamardini besha.


To witness the special worship of Maa Durga, more numbers of devotees have started to visit the temple. The worship is going on amid execution of all the prescribed rituals. Devotees are seen paying obeisance to the Mother Goddess with lighting lamps amid fragrance of incense sticks and take the blessing of  Goddess. From Today Navratri Starts, devotees come to temple to offer prayers. 


In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic, the administration has declared devotees not to crowd the temple to stop spreading of the deadly virus.

Jai Maa Durga, Jai Maa Durga, Jai Maa Durga

Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Nag Panchami Puja Celebrated on 13th August 2021

 

Nag Panchami puja

Nag Panchami 2021 will be held on Friday, August 13, 2021. This festival is celebrated on the Shukla Paksha Panchami tithi during the month of Sawan.

On this Nag Panchami day, women worship Nag Devta( King of Serpent) and offer milk to the snakes on this day. It is believed that any puja offered to snakes would reach to the serpent Gods. 

During Nag Panchami some of the Serpent Gods worshipped


1. Ananta

2. Vasuki

3. Shesha

4. Kaliya

5. Manasa

6. Astika

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Samba Dashami Puja 2021 puja held in odisha- puja dedicated to Lord Sun

 

Lord Surya

Samba Dashami puja held in every house in odisha. This puja always fall on Pausa month Sukla Pakhya 10th day. This puja specially dedicated to Lord Surya, Like Kumar Purnima to Lord Moon. This year Samba Dashami puja held on 23rd January 2021.

On this day every mother take the bath early morning and pray to Lord surya. In this time various types of vegetables available on the market, in this puja vegetables is most important. A special mix curry was made on that day. Special sweet dish like kheer, puri, Suji kakara , budha chakuli etc.

On that day where the puja held clean that place with cowdung water or Gangajal water. Then put the alpana design of Lord surya, then put small small banana leaf on the alpana design. Now you serve fruits , sweet dish what you have prepared and offer to Lord Surya.

Image Source: OdishaTv


On this day mothers observe special puja and rituals dedicated to Lord Surya for the good health and Long life of their children. Specially this story is related to Samba, the son of Lord Krishna.

Lord Krishna Son once get pain in leprosy and he was cured after praying to Lord Surya. Samba get the pain for 12 years before he was cured.

That's way every mother do the puja for their children well wishes.