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🚩Gayatri Janmotsav is a very significant festival in India. Since Vedas are central to Hinduism, and Gayatri Janmotsav celebrates the birth of Goddess Gayatri, the mother Vedas, so Gayatri Jayanti has come to acquire a lot of importance.

🚩Goddess Gayatri is worshipped as Veda Mata or the mother of Vedas, Dev Mata and Vishwa Mata. IIt is believed that the Goddess appeared in the form of knowledge on Shukla Paksha Ekadashi in the month of Jyeshtha. This day is also known as Nirjala Ekadashi.

🚩The knowledge which She represented was shared by Sage Vishwamitra to the world, leading to the elimination of ignorance. According to Atharvaveda, Maa Gayatri has the power of age, life, fame, and wealth. She is also known as Panchmukhi in Sanatana Dharma.

🚩It means that the universe is made up of five elements i.e. Earth, Light, Water, Air, and Sky. One can consider Mother Gayatri as a form of life force that exists in every human being. Hence, it is the reason that Goddess Gayatri is considered the core of all power.

🚩Maa Gayatri is characterised by five heads and ten hands with each head representing the Pancha Tattvas i.e. Prithvi, Agni, Jal, Vayu and Akash. When you see Her picture, you will see Her seated on a lotus and holding ten different items in each of Her hand

such as Shankha (conch) Chakra (discus), Kamal (lotus), Varada (a mudra), Abhaya (another mudra), Kasha (a whip), Ankush (a sharpened weapon with a pointed hook), Ujjwala (a utensil), Rudraksha Mala and a Gada (mace).

🚩On this day, Sage Vishwamitra first uttered Gayatri Mantra. Some people also believe that Goddess Gayatri, the Mother of Vedas, appeared on the earth on this day. Devi Gayatri bestowed Her devotees with all spiritual and worldly happiness.

🚩It is believed that chanting the Gayatri Mantra relieves the devotees from miseries and hardships of life & frees the individual from all the sins. It is supposed to end all suffering and fill our lives with joy and happiness.

🚩On the occasion of Gayatri Janmotsav, devotees celebrate the day by chanting the Gayatri Mantra.

Gayatri Mantra:
ॐ भूर्भुवः स्वः तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यं
भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात्।

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