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The festival of Chaitra Navratri is being celebrated from April 9 to April 17 this year and a different avatar or incarnation is worshiped on each day of the nine-day festival. The sixth day of the auspicious festival is dedicated to Goddess Katyayani, who is considered to be the fierce form of Maa Durga. Mother Katyayani, also known as Mahishasuramardini, is depicted with four, ten or eighteen hands. According to the Skanda Purana, she was born out of the spontaneous anger of the gods and killed the demon Mahishasura riding on a lion. (Also Read | Chaitra Navratri Day 4 Bhog: Prasad for Maa Kushmanda; Kheer and Puda Recipes Inside)
On the sixth day of Navratri, the color associated with Goddess Katyayani is maroon. Devotees are advised to offer makeup items and vermillion to the goddess. According to Vamana Purana, she was created from the combined energy of the gods Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva when their anger at the demon Mahishasura was manifested in the form of energy rays. It is said that worshiping Katyayani removes the devotees’ ‘Manglik Dosh’ and unmarried girls also observe fast on this day in the hope of getting the husband of their choice.
Mother Katyayani’s offering method
Devotees must offer offerings made of honey to Mother Katyayani. Here the method of offering Prasad to Mother Katyayani on the sixth day of Chaitra Navratri is given.
Material
Peanuts – 1/2 cup
Ghee – 2 tbsp
Makhana or lotus seeds – 2 cups
Dry Coconut – 1 tbsp
Honey – 1/4 cup
Method
- Dry roast some peanuts in a pan on medium flame till they become brown and crisp. Take them off the flame and let them cool completely.
- Remove their peel and grind them to make a coarse powder.
- -Heat some ghee in a pan and add 2 cups of makhana in it. Fry them on low to medium flame for 6-7 minutes until they become light brown and crisp. Remove from flame and let it cool completely. Grind it and make a thick powder.
- – Put dry coconut in a pan and dry roast it for a minute on low flame.
- Add makhana powder, roasted coconut, ground peanuts and mix well.
- Add 1/4 cup honey and mix well.
- Grease your palms and make small laddus from the mixture.
- Prasad for Maa Katyayani is ready.
- (Recipe Courtesy: YouTube/Good Food Kitchen)
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