Bhog offered to Durga Matha during Navrathri:
Dussera Navrathri festival celebrated in India with many varieties of delicious recipes offered as Bhog (Prasadam) to goddess Durga Matha while worshipping her during Navrathri festival which continues for nine days. During Dussera Navrathri festival different forms of Goddesses Parvati, Lakshami and Saraswati are worshipped respectively for three days each.
As Goddess Durga Matha has nine incarnations called as Navdurga. are worshipped during Navrathri in each form for nine days. So each deity has special Bhog offered to them on these nine days as it is considered as incomplete pooja for Hindus without offering Bhog to the goddesses.
Each deity is worshipped on different day as the first form of Goddess Durga as:
Shailputri Matha is worshipped on Pratipada
Bahmacharini Matha is worshipped on Dwitiya
Chandarghanta Matha is worshipped on Tritiya
Kushmanda Matha is worshipped on Chaturthi day
Skand Mata is worshipped on Panchami day
Katyayani Matha is worshipped on Shashthi day
Kaalratri Matha is worshipped on Saptami day
Mahagauri Matha is worshipped on Ashtami dayand day
Siddhidatri Matha is worshipped on Navami day.
Different varieties of Bhog is offered to the nine form of Goddesses during Navratri festival are:
Bhog offered to Shailputri Matha :
On the first day of Dussera Navrathri festival goddess Shailputri Matha is worshiped on the day of Pratipada. Shailputri Matha is a daughter of Himalaya is offered with pure Ghee on the foot of deity as Bhog and the devotee takes the blessings for disease free life.
Bhog offered to Brahmacharini Matha :
Brahmacharini Matha, the second form of Goddess Durga is worshipped on the second day of Dussera Navrathri festival on the day of Dwitiya. Goddess Durga was named as Brahmacharini, when she was the daughter of Himalaya with the name of Parvati did vigours meditation for Lord Shiva to get married to gods of god. Brahmacharini Matha was offered with sugar as Bhog with her blessings for increase of longevity of the family members.
Bhog Offered to Chandraghanta Matha :
On the third day of Dussera Navrathri festival Chandraghanta Matha is worshipped on the day of Tritiya Tithi. Deity Chandraghanta Matha has crescent moon on her forehead in bell shaped. Chandraghanta Matha is offered sweets prepared with milk as Bhog seeking her blessings to fulfill their wishes gets rid of all the worldly pains.
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