In India, Navratri is celebrated twice- once in Chaitra as Chaitra Navratrai and
then in Ashwin as Shardey Navratri. According to the Gregorian calendar, the
first one falls in March- April and the second one comes in the month of
September – October. The celebrations of both these Navratri in India is full of
extreme zest and enthusiasm. Apart from the celebrations, there is immense
devotion, joy and passion in the country about the arrival of the Goddess of
Shakti. In both these Navratri, the devotees of Maa Durga observe fast for the
nine days and please Mata Rani with various sholkas and bhajans dedicated to
her. In this article, we have dealt with a special aspect of the Pooja, the
Pooja Thali and Vrat Bhijan Thali. Read this article to know more about the
Navratri pooja thali and Navratri vrat thali in detail.
Navratri Pooja Thali
In order to accumulate the entire Pooja material, it is always better to arrange
all the little things required during Pooja into a Pooja Thali. This may consist
of things like roli, vermilion, flowers, sacred water, bhog materials like dry
fruits and sweets etc. Generally people decorate this Thali in a very artistic
manner in order to give more aesthetic look to the pooja. So, once you have
arranged all the Pooja items, you simply need to arrange it in a beautiful Thali.
The decoration of Thali is not a tedious task either. All you need to do is
simply decide what kind of thali you are looking for. Silver, brass or a steel
thali, any of them is perfectly fine. You can decorate the Pooja thali by using
beautiful clothes, gulal powder or flowers.
Navaratri Vrat Thali
A Vrat Thali is basically the thali that includes of food items for the devotees
who observe fast. As, during the fast, it is compulsory to eat only satvik food,
there are limited options available for the fast-observers. However, now days,
cookery experts have come up with extremely scrumptious recipes out of these
limited options. Even in hotels, there is a specific satvik thali available by
the name of Navratri Vrat Thali which consists of special food for the people on
fast. A Vrat Thali may consist of items like Aloo Sabudane Ki Tikki, Palak
Paneer, Sookhi Arbi, Dahi Pudine Wale Aloo, Makhane Ki Sabzi, Shakarkandi Ki
Chaat, Pudina Raita, Aloo Papad, Sago Papad, Sawank Ke Chawal, Kuttu Ki Poori
among others. You can thus also prepare the satvik thali or Navratri thali as
per you own choice. |
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