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Navratri Day 9: Significance and Til Halwa Recipe

Navratri Day 9: Significance and Til Halwa Recipe

The ninth day of Navratri honors Goddess Siddhidatri, representing spiritual enlightenment.

Devotees offer prayers and fast to seek blessings.

Offering sesame seeds, like Til, is a special custom on this day, believed to grant wishes and offer protection.

A delicious dish made with sesame seeds called Til Halwa is made and offered to the Goddess.

The Goddess is seen to be mounted on a lotus flower and is the embodiment of Mahashakti.

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