Navaratri is amongst the most important festivals celebrated by all Hindus.”Nava” means nine and “ratri” means night, thus Navaratri festival means a festival spread over nine nights.The nine days are divided into three sets of three days each to worship the three different attributes of the Goddess. The first three days Goddess is worshipped in the form of Durga or Kali, in the form of a Warrior Goddess dressed in red and riding on a lion. During the middle three days, the Goddess is worshipped in the form of Lakhshmi, the Goddess of wealth and prosperity, dressed in gold. In the last three days, the Goddess is worshipped in the form of Goddess Saraswati, the Goddess of knowledge, dressed in white and sitting on a white swan. Idols of various Gods and Goddesses are placed on specially set-up steps. This arrangement is called “Golu”.On the 29th of September 2017 Saraswathi pooja was celebrated at Marlbo Trading Company to get the blessings of goddess Durga, Laxmi and Saraswathi. The pooja was performed by priests from Sivasubramaniya Swami Kovil Thiruchendur. All members of the staff of Marlbo participated in the pooja irrespective of religion. After the pooja was over the sweets were distributed among the staff.
Navaratri Pooja
