The festival of Shardiya Navratri, considered one of the major festivals of Hindu religion, has started on 15 October. In this festival devotees worship nine forms of Goddess Durga. In this worship of Navratri, people perform Havan Yagya before worshiping the girl.
It is widely believed that combining the Havan ritual with
the customary puja enhances the efficacy of the worship twofold. In this
insightful piece, we delve into the expert guidance of Astrologer Pandit Arvind
Tripathi to understand the essential ingredients that hold particular
significance for the Havan ceremony during Navratri.
The Essentials for A Havan Ceremony Are As Follows:
The selection of Havan materials is often based on personal
beliefs and customs. However, some elements are imperative for the Havan
ritual. Essential items include mango wood, camphor, cloves, and rice.
Moreover, you may incorporate Bael, Neem, Palash plant,
Mulethi root, Gular bark and leaves, Frankincense, and Cardamom in the Havan,
depending on your individual spiritual inclinations.
Shardiya Navratri Havan Samagri
- To perform Havan, you first need a Havan Kund.
- After this you have to take pure ghee to put in the havan.
- For the fire in Havan, you need sacred wood, which should be clean.
- It is also auspicious to keep mango or banana leaves near the Havan Kund. (Why are banana leaves so important in worship)
- Camphor, incense sticks, dry coconut, red kalava, Roli Chandan Akshat (rice) and betel leaves are included in the havan materials.
- During Navratri puja, you have to offer one sweet and 5 types of fruits to the Goddess as per your devotion.
- Betel nut, Ganga water, Charanamrit, Guggal, frankincense, honey, camphor, red cloth of handkerchief size and garland of flowers are also necessary during Navratri.
