Navratri 2024 Vrat Recipes- It is that time of the year again when idols of goddess Durga are decorated with kumkum , bangles, flowers, and jeweled attires. Morning prayers are offered accompanied by synchronised bells.The aroma of pure butter or desi ghee delicacies fill up the space.
Navratri , one of the biggest Hindu festivals is celebrated twice a year with great fervour across the country. Devotees worship the different avatars of Goddess Durga for nine days. Goddess Durga is believed to have nine different incarnations and each female deity signifies a distinct power.
The word 'Navratri' refers to the nine auspicious nights during which Goddess Durga is worshiped and most people observe fasts . It is celebrated twice a year, at the beginning of spring and during the onset of autumn. During Navratris most people give up non-vegetarian food while many others also eliminate onion and garlic from their meals.
Delicacies such as Sabudana khichdi, fruit chaat, kheer and kuttu ki poori are some of the most popular dishes cooked during the Navratri season. Also Read: 10 Best Dishes Made With No Onion and No Garlic Usually a large part of north, west and central India observes a fast on all nine days . Some people may choose to fast only on the first and the last day of the festive period.
Fasting is a way to pay your gratitude to the Goddess. Traditionally, the consumption of alcohol and non-vegetarian food is considered inauspicious and unholy but there is also sound science .