Kanya Puja is celebrated on the ninth day of Navratri by honouring nine little girls with the belief that they are a manifestation of Ma Durga who is an embodiment of feminine power

Kanya Puja is celebrated on the ninth day of Navratri by honouring nine little girls with the belief that they are a manifestation of Ma Durga who is an embodiment of feminine power

It is believed that Ma Durga took the form of a small girl to finish off the demon Kalasura

It is believed that Ma Durga took the form of a small girl to finish off the demon Kalasura

When you perform Kanya Puja, you don’t only make little girls happy but also invite positivity, happiness, success and prosperity in your lives with the blessings of Ma Durga

When you perform Kanya Puja, you don’t only make little girls happy but also invite positivity, happiness, success and prosperity in your lives with the blessings of Ma Durga

To perform Kanya Puja, you should invite a minimum of nine girls between 2 to 10 years of age on Navami

To perform Kanya Puja, you should invite a minimum of nine girls between 2 to 10 years of age on Navami

You should honour them by thinking them as manifestations of the nine forms of Goddess Durga-  Shailaputri, Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta, Kushmanda, Skandamata, Katayani, Kalratri, Mahagauri and Siddhidatri

You should honour them by thinking them as manifestations of the nine forms of Goddess Durga-  Shailaputri, Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta, Kushmanda, Skandamata, Katayani, Kalratri, Mahagauri and Siddhidatri

Prepare a clean space in your house for these young girls to sit comfortably. Next, wash the feet of each of these girls and rub it with a clean cloth

Prepare a clean space in your house for these young girls to sit comfortably. Next, wash the feet of each of these girls and rub it with a clean cloth

Honour the little Devis by putting a red chunri over their heads, tying a sacred thread or Mauli on their wrists and applying a tilak of vermillion on their foreheads

Honour the little Devis by putting a red chunri over their heads, tying a sacred thread or Mauli on their wrists and applying a tilak of vermillion on their foreheads

Feed them with dishes such as poori, black chickpea curry, halwa, kheer and mithai.

Feed them with dishes such as poori, black chickpea curry, halwa, kheer and mithai.

Gift them with new clothes, bangles, toys, books, stationery items, money and seek their blessings before sending them off with a cheerful farewell

Gift them with new clothes, bangles, toys, books, stationery items, money and seek their blessings before sending them off with a cheerful farewell

Kanya Puja is a beautiful ritual done twice a year during Chaitra and Sharadiya Navratris

Kanya Puja is a beautiful ritual done twice a year during Chaitra and Sharadiya Navratris

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