Day 7 of the 10-day Durga Puja festival is Maha Saptami. In Sanskrit, Saptami is the number 7. India, as a whole, celebrates this Hindu holiday. The Indian diaspora has settled in different nations worldwide, where it is also observed. In India, the states of West Bengal, Assam, Tripura, Odisha, and Sikkim commemorate the holiday with a unique fervor. Maha Saptami will be celebrated in 2022 on Sunday, October 2. On the seventh day of the waxing moon, known as Shukla Paksha in the Hindu calendar month of “Ashwin,” Maha Saptami is observed. Apart from buying gifts online through online gift delivery, study the interesting facts about Maha Saptami!
Mythology
Because this is the day the fabled conflict between Goddess Durga and the demon king Mahishasura started, the Maha Puja of the Durga Puja celebrations starts on Maha Saptami. This celebration commemorates the Goddess’ victory over the devil. On Vijayadashami, the tenth and final day of the Durga Puja festival, the conflict came to an end. It represents the triumph of good over evil not only in the world but also in the hearts and minds of all people.
There is a mythology about Lord Rama that is connected to the Lord Rama Maha Saptami legend. In this myth, before engaging in combat with Ravana, the demon king who had kidnapped Lord Rama’s wife, Sita, Lord Rama prayed to Goddess Durga. Only 99 of the blue lotus blossoms, or “Neel kamal,” required for this specific “puja” could be found by Lord Rama. Lord Rama removed his blue eye from himself and offered it to the Goddess in place of the one missing blue lotus to complete the “puja” and show his devotion to Goddess Durga. This greatly pleased the Goddess, who showered him with all of her favors, enabling him to defeat Ravana in battle. On the seventh day of the month of Ashwin, known as Saptami, this conflict began. The reason for the festivities on that day.
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The Lord Rama legend
There is a Lord Rama mythology connected to Maha Saptami as well. In this myth, before engaging in combat with Ravana, the demon king who had kidnapped Lord Rama’s wife, Sita, Lord Rama prayed to Goddess Durga. Only 99 of the blue lotus blossoms, or “Neel kamal,” required for this specific “puja” could be found by Lord Rama. Lord Rama removed his blue eye from himself and offered it to the Goddess in place of the one missing blue lotus to complete the “puja” and to show his unwavering devotion to Goddess Durga. This greatly pleased the Goddess, who showered him with all of her favors, enabling him to defeat Ravana in battle. On the seventh day of the month of Ashwin, known as Saptami, this conflict began. Consequently, that day was a holiday.
Festivities
In India, the event is observed in many ways. In West Bengal, elaborate tents known as “pandals” are erected with colossal statues of the Goddess in her form as “Mahishasuramardini” or “The slayer of Mahishasura” that are lavishly decorated. People visit the pandals with their loved ones while dressed to the nines. Special savory dishes and sweets are made in pandals and households.
Nabapatrika bath on the Hooghly River bank at Bagbazar
The Nabapatrika snan-o-sthapana is what this is known as. This practice also establishes Durga Puja as a celebration that honors its ancestors’ agrarian heritage. They are revered as a unit. The nine planets, or “Nabapatrika,” are symbolic depictions of Goddess Durga’s nine manifestations. Kalparambha and Mahasnan are conducted before the Mahasaptami main prayer session.
The importance of worshipping the ‘Nabapatrika.’
The day before Lord Ram began his famous conflict with Ravan, the ten-headed demon king of Lanka, is regarded as the Maha Saptami.
Puja Supplies
Sand, wood, dry khodke grass, cow dung, kusha grass, ghee, 108 bel leaves, a bowl, a mirror, a tekatha, sandalwood, mashkolai, hibiscus flowers, small noibiddos, large clay lamps, panchapallabs, Pancha Ratna, panchashashas, panchaguris, vermillion, and materials for arati. You can also order sweets and flowers online.