Diwali snacks recipes - Wishing all the readers A very Happy, prosperous, and safe Diwali. This year Deepavali or Diwali will be celebrated on 4th November 2021. This is one of the festivals that holds a lot of prominence in the Indian Hindu community. Goddess Lakshmi the mother of Love, health, prosperity, and wealth is worshiped with much devotion and grandeur on this day. Diwali is celebrated for 3 to 5 days throughout India based on the region & customs.
Devi or the Divine Mother is the energy that has given birth to the entire universe including the celestial stars far away and the subtle mind and its emotions. Called ‘shakti’ which means energy, the Divine Mother is also responsible for running this creation.
Navratri is the time when this energy can be tapped. One of the ways to do so is to worship all the names and forms of the Divine Mother.
'Navratri' means 'nine nights.' 'Nava' means 'nine,’ and 'Ratri' means 'night.'
Night provides rest and rejuvenation. During the night, you turn inwards through sleep, and you wake up feeling refreshed and rested in the morning. In the same way, Navratri or the ‘nine nights’ is that time of the year when you get the chance to experience deep rest. This deep rest brings freedom from all kinds of botherations, deep relaxation, and creativity.
Fasting, meditation, prayers, and other spiritual practices performed during this period help bring about this deep rest. Even refraining from over-indulging in sense objects during this time aid the process of attaining deep rest.
Navratri, when translated into English, means nine nights.
The night is a time for relaxation and rejuvenation of the mind and the body. If we don't rest at night, it becomes difficult to carry on with our activities the next day, doesn’t it?
Similarly, Navratri is the resting time for the spirit in you. It is the time when you withdraw yourself from all sensory activities (eating, talking, watching, touching, listening, smelling), and rest in yourself. This withdrawal from all sensory activities takes you deeper within yourself, which is the actual source of bliss, joy, and enthusiasm in your life.
