Gupt Navratri and its Tantric Facts

Gupt navratri-hindu festival

The Gupta Navratri is celebrated in the months of Magh and one in the month of Ashadh are also dedicated to Maa Durga and for accomplishing Tantra practice.This year the festival of Gupt Navratri began on June 29 and will go up to July 6. Gupt Navratri of Ashadh mas is also dedicated to nine forms of Devi Shakti. It is also a nine-night festival for pleasing Goddess Durga. But you may not see the same custom, rituals, and grand celebration during Ashadh Navratri like Sharad Navratri, as in Sharad Navratri Dandiya, Garaba, nine-day fast, Vijya Dashmi and other big rituals are followed. In Gupt Navratri you can only join holy worship of Maa Durga.

The spiritual practices (Sadhnaye) of Gupt Navratri are performed in a secretive place like a crematorium. This is because only crematorium is such a place where the answers of all tantrik practices are received. These special crematoriums’ where Tantrik practices are performed include Tarapeeth Crematorium in West Bengal; Kamakhya Peeth in Assam; Triyambakeshwar Crematorium in Nasik and Chakrateerth in Ujjain.
Rituals in Gupt Navratri differ from region to region. Ashadh Navratri is religiously celebrated in all parts of India, but great significance of this festival can be noted in South India. This time is considered very blessed and the time to please Goddess Shakti and get her immense grace in your life.

Women devotees were seen offering traditional sindoor, panchabaraner guri (powders of five different colours; turmeric, rice, kusum flowers, burnt coconut fibre and bel leaves), and decorative stuff like chandmala, sindur, alta, sankha, pola noa, Bengali topor (headpiece for the groom) and agarbattis, to the idol of their deity.

Tarapeeth
This temple is a small town in the district of West Bengal. Here is the temple of Goddess Tara. According to mythology, Goddess Sati's eye fell here. This place is therefore called as Nayan Tara.
Kamakhya Peeth
It is located in Guwahati in Assam. This temple is made on a mountain cliff. This temple has tantrik significance. This temple has Goddess’s yoni khand here. This place is like heaven for tantrik gurus.
Triyambakeshwar
Triyambakeshwar Jyotirling is located in Maharashtra’s Nasik. This place has significance of tantrik pujas.
Chakrateerth
Mahakaleshhwar temple is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas. It is in Ujjain district of Madhya Pradesh. The crematorium near this temple sees a great rush of tantrik gurus coming from far away.This crematorium is known as Chakrateerth.

SIDDHSAMPUT MANTRAS OF SRI DURGASAPTASHATl & SRIMAD BHAGAVAT

: 1. Mantra for wealth
“Durge Smrita Harasi Bhitimshesh Jantoh Swasthaih Smritamati Mateev Shubhaam Dadasi Daridray Duhkh Bhayaharini ka Twadanya Sarvopakarkaranay Sadadrachitta.”
2. Mantra for welfare
“Sarv Mangala Mangalye Shive Sarvarth Sadhike Sharanye Trayambke Gouri Narayani Namostute.”
3. Mantra for power
“Srishtisthiti Vinashaanam Shaktibhute Sanatani Gunaashraye Gunamaye Narayani Namostute.”
4. Mantra for overcoming problems
“Sharanagat Deenart Paritranaparayane Sarvsyartihare Devi, Narayani Namostute.”
5. Mantra for overcoming fear
“Sarvaswarupe Sarveshe Sarvashakti Samanvite Bhaye Bhyastrahi No Devi! Durge Devi Namostute.”
6. Mantra for getting protection
“Shulen Pahi No devi! Pahi Khadagen Chambike Ghanta Swanen Nah Pahi, Chapajyanihswanen Cha.”
7. Mantra for health and good luck

“Dehi Saubhagyamaarogyam Dehi Me Paramam Sukham Rupam Dehi Jayam Dehi, Yasho Dehi Dwikho Jahi.”
8. Mantra for the eradication of an epidemic
“Jayanti Mangala Kali, Bhadrakali Kapalini Durga Kshama Shiva Dhatri Swaha Swadha Namoastute Te.”
9. Mantra for getting suitable wife
“Patni Manormam Dehi, Manovrittanusarinim Tarineem Durgsansarsaagarasya Kulodbhavaam.”
10. Mantra for getting suitable husband
“Katyayani Mahamaye Mahayoginyadheswari Nandogopa sutam Devi Patim Me Kurute Namah.”

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Ramzan-the month of peace and harmony

Ramzan-the month of peace and harmony Ramdhan is an Arabic word in Persian: رَمَضان‎ Ramazān; Urdu: رَمْضان‎ Ramzān; Turkish: Ramazan; is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar.It is the month for fasting for 30 days, no food, no drink from early morning to sun set time. The month is for purifying one self by doing good work and giving more charity for the poor and forgive others and make prayer for peace and harmony on the earth.
Muslim devotees eat their Iftar (evening breaking fast) meal on the first day of the holy month of Ramzan at the Jama Masjid in Delhi. With the sighting of the moon on June 29, the Islamic month of Ramadan began on June 30.

Importance of Ramzan

According to quran:-

The month of Ramadan is that in which was revealed the Quran; a guidance for mankind, and clear proofs of the guidance, and the criterion (of right and wrong). And whosoever of you is present, let him fast the month, and whosoever of you is sick or on a journey, a number of other days. Allah desires for you ease; He desires not hardship for you; and that you should complete the period, and that you should magnify Allah for having guided you, and that perhaps you may be thankful.

Thus, according to the Quran, Muhammad first received revelations in the lunar month of Ramadan. Therefore, the month of Ramadan is considered to be the most sacred month of the Islamic calendar, the recording of which began with the Hijra.
The month of Ramzan begins with the With the sighting of the moon . The month lasts 29–30 days based on the visual sightings of the crescent moon, according to numerous biographical accounts compiled in the hadiths.
The predominant practice in Ramadan is fasting from dawn to sunset. The pre-dawn meal before the fast is called the suhoor, while the meal at sunset that breaks the fast is the iftar. Considering the high diversity of the global Muslim population, it is impossible to describe typical suhoor or iftar meals.Muslims also engage in increased prayer and charity during Ramadan.

Ramzan in India

India's Eid-ul-Fitar festival starts on the first day of the month of Shawwal (or Shawwl). Many Muslims attend communal prayers and listen to a sermon at Eid al-Fitr. Those have not given the charity known as zakat al-fitr during Ramadan do so during Eid al-Fitr. Zakat al-fitr consisting of a quantity of food, such as barley, dates, raisins or wheat flour, or its monetary equivalent given to poor people in the community. It is common for Islamic communities organize communal meals. Many Muslims in India also wear new clothes, visit family members, exchange Eid cards and give presents of sweets and small toys to children. Muslim devotees eat their Iftar (evening breaking fast) meal on the first day of the holy month of Ramzan at the Masjid. With the sighting of the moon on June 29, the Islamic month of Ramzan began on June 30. Devotees after having their Iftar meal on the first day of the holy month of Ramzan in Masjid. This holy month is considered by Muslims as highly auspicious and is dedicated to prayers.

Muslims devotees break their fast on the first day of Ramzan at Jama Masjid. During this month the world's estimated 1.6 billion Muslims will abstain from food, drink and other pleasures from sunrise to sunset. Muslim devotees stand next to an eatery stall after their Iftar meal on the first day of Ramzan in Ahmedabad. Ramzan is the ninth and holiest month of the Islamic, lunar calendar.

Health Issues related to Ramzan

It has been suggested that fasting during Ramadan has numerous health benefits, including: improved brain function and alertness due to greater brain cell production;greatly reduced stress levels due to a reduction in cortisol;a reduction of cholesterol;a reduction of blood glucose HDL cholesterol levels;increases in LDL cholesterol;Weight loss due to the use of fat for energy while preserving muscle;decrease of waist circumference; decrease of body mass index; decrease of blood sugar; decrease of mean arterial pressure; better control of diabetes; reduced blood pressure;and a detoxification process.

In this month of Ramzan muslim peoples gather together at their home by taking leave from their jobs to enjoying this month with their family members.Through out the day peoples remain in their homes and at the evening with the end of sunset peoples starts gathering in markets,and share sweets and food with each other.This month is really a month of brother-hood.
HAPPY RAMZAN.........

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