Navaratri has very significant meanings. We should invoke Durga’s help to surmount obstacles, pray to Lakshmi to bestow peace and prosperity, and contemplate upon Saraswati to gain knowledge. These three ingredients are all necessary for a full and complete life.
At Amritapuri campus, Navaratri is celebrated with the wholehearted involvement of all students and staff. We conduct talks about the significance of Navaratri festival. There are also devotional chanting of Akanda Lalitha Sahsranama, Sri Lalita Sahasranama Deeparchana with 108 Deepams, evening pujas, bhajans and satsangs during this period of nine days and nights. Students also perform Dandiya dance, which is the popular dance form in Gujarat during Navaratri. Everyone and the environment are charged with uplifting vibes.
On Vijaya Dashami day, a new dawn of knowledge is welcomed, as participating students trace these letters in rice-filled brass platters –Hari Sree Ganapathaye Namah.
