Maha Ashtami 2023: Best wishes, images, messages to share with friends and family
Lifestyle | October 22, 2023 8:23 ISTAccording to religious beliefs, Maa Durga appeared to kill the demons on Maha Ashtami.
According to religious beliefs, Maa Durga appeared to kill the demons on Maha Ashtami.
By worshiping the eighth form of Adi Shakti Goddess Durga, all planetary defects are removed. Meditation, remembrance, and worship of Maa Mahagauri increase marital happiness, business, wealth, and prosperity.
Bollywood celebrities Jaya Bachchan, Tanuja, Kajol, Rani Mukerji, Tanisha Mukerji, Ranbir Kapoor and Ayan Mukerji were seen attending the Durga Puja in Mumbai. All the celebrities were dressed up in traditional attire and enjoyed the festivities.
Navratri is the festival of Goddess Durga which symbolises divine femininity with dancing, fasting, and feasting. It's celebrated for nine days all across India. Besides offering prayers to Goddess Durga, many devotees also perform Garba & enjoy with friends and family.
Durga Ashtami: This year, Shardiya Navratri is celebrated from September 26 to October 5. Ashtami, also known as Durga Ashtami, is the eighth day of Navratri. This is considered as the most important day during this period and the devotees worship Maa Mahagauri and do Kanya Puja.
On the occasion of Ashtami, Maa Mahagauri is worshipped by the devotees of Goddess Durga. If you are celebrating this occasion, wishing your loved ones will make their day all the more blessed and merry.
Kolkata is celebrating Durga Puja with much fervour and enthusiasm. On Maha Ashtami, take a sneak peek into Navratri celebrations at 115-year-old North 24 Pargana's Bhebia Dey Bari Durga Puja.
Sending out a message of communal harmony, a family in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Sunday worshipped a four-year-old Muslim girl as part of Kumari Puja on 'Maha Ashtami' -- the second day of Durga Puja.
Pushpanjali Puja is performed on all nine days of Durga Puja but performing it on Durga Ashtami has a special significance.
Sushmita Sen is a doting mother to her two adorable girls Renee and Alisah.
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On the work front, Amitabh Bachchan will be seen in upcoming Bollywood film Thugs of Hindostan. The makers have already released a song from the movie which features Aamir Khan and Mr. Bachchan together for the first time.
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