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Yogi Adityanath Greets People on Navratri’s First Day
Yogi Adityanath sent greetings to people as Navratri began.
He prayed to Goddess Shailaputri, who is worshipped on the festival’s first day.
He wished people strength, patience and positive energy.
He also hoped for peace, harmony and prosperity in homes and around the world.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari shared greetings and similar wishes.
During Navratri, devotees pray to Goddess Durga and her nine forms.
The festival ends with Vijayadashami, also known as Dussehra.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath greeted people on the first day of Sharadiya Navratri.
He invoked Goddess Shailaputri and prayed for strength, patience, positivity, peace, harmony, prosperity and happiness.
Adityanath shared his message and a Sanskrit mantra on X, ending with “Jai Ma Shailaputri.”
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari also offered Navratri wishes, praying for restraint, peace and positive energy.
Sharadiya Navratri honours Goddess Durga and her nine forms, and culminates in Vijayadashami, also called Dussehra.
- Who
- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari
- What
- They shared greetings and prayers for the first day of Sharadiya Navratri.
- Where
- India; Adityanath shared his message on X.
- When
- Sunday, the first day of Sharadiya Navratri; no calendar date is specified.
- Why
- To mark the festival’s opening day, when devotees worship Goddess Shailaputri.
Key facts
- Occasion
- First day of Sharadiya Navratri
- Goddess worshipped
- Goddess Shailaputri, the first form of Goddess Durga
- Adityanath's wishes
- Strength, patience, positivity, peace, harmony, prosperity and happiness
- Gadkari's wishes
- Restraint, peace and positive energy
- Message platform
- Yogi Adityanath posted his greeting on X
- Festival duration
- Navratri is described as a nine-day festival
- Festival conclusion
- Vijayadashami, also known as Dussehra
Quotes
Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister
“May Ma’s boundless grace infuse self-strength, patience, and positive energy into everyone’s life; may peace, harmony, and prosperity spread across the entire world; and may every home be illuminated with happiness and auspiciousness”
thehansindia.com
“On the first day of Navratri today, the ritual is to worship the first form of Maa Durga, Maa Shailaputri. Millions of salutations to Maa Shailaputri. May Devi Maa bestow restraint, peace, and positive energy upon all.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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