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Today is the Maha Ashtami(2nd oct 6:47 pm onwards to 3rd Oct 4.37pm) of Durga Puja and this is special day for devotees across India; especially in Mithila and Bengal but not limited to that area. (1)
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An auspicious day to seek blessings frm the Mother Goddess beleived to leave her maternal place for in-law's. In #Mithila & other part of #Bihar, the tradition of offering 'Khoincha'(खोंइछा भरना) is very important where married women pay offerings to the Goddess(2)
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#Mahaashtami
'Khoinchha'(खोंइछा) in #Maithili means "Aanchal" with the offerings to a beloved person; be it daughter leaveing her father's house afte marrige or the Mother Goddess who is beleived to staying in her Mayaka till Saptami(7th day of the Puja). (3)
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#Mahaashtami
Ya Devi Sarvabhuteshu
MaaMahagauriRupenaSamsthita
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namah🙏
On the 8th day of #Navratri,also known as #MahaAshtami,devotees worship Maa #Mahagauri Devi.The term #Gauri signifies that she is the daughter of Giri or mountain.
#Navratri2020
MaaMahagauriRupenaSamsthita
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namah🙏
On the 8th day of #Navratri,also known as #MahaAshtami,devotees worship Maa #Mahagauri Devi.The term #Gauri signifies that she is the daughter of Giri or mountain.
#Navratri2020
She is the Goddess who denotes peace and endurance.Worshiping her cleans the devotee's heart and makes it pious. Maa has a mesmerizing whitish skin tone, wears white clothes and hence called #Shwetambardhara
#Mahagauri is the most compassionate avatar of Maa Durga .She rides on a bull hence called #Vrisharudha,she holds a trident and damru in the upper right and left hands, respectively and the Abhaya and Varada Mudra in the lower hands.
