Suryaa National Desk: While Navratri celebrations are going on with great spiritual splendor across the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said to all the countrymen that the seventh day of Navratri... Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished all the people of the country on the seventh day of Navratri as Navratri Mahotsavs are going on with great spiritual splendor across the country. Devotees worship Goddess Jagan as Kalaratri, the seventh form of Goddess Durga, on Ashvayuja Shuddha Saptami, the seventh day of Sharannavaratri. On this auspicious day, PM Modi took to social media to wish for peace, prosperity and new energy in the lives of everyone with the divine blessings of Goddess Kalratri.
The Prime Minister prayed that by the grace of Amma, ignorance, fear and negativity would be removed in the country and all the people would be blessed with happiness. He reminded that Goddess Kalaratri is the symbol of the power to eradicate destructive forces and uphold Dharma. Commemorating the Kalaratri Devi sloka on this occasion, Prime Minister Modi said that devotional devotion to the Goddess will give new enthusiasm to lead the country forward on the path of progress. On the occasion of Navratri festival, the famous spiritual shrines and Devi temples of the country are thronged with devotees.
On the seventh day devotees take holy bath early in the morning and throng to the temples to offer special pooja, ornaments and offerings to Goddess Kalaratri. It has become a tradition for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to perform a spiritual fast for nine days every year on Navratri and wish him daily by proclaiming the beauty of Amma's form. Devotees and people all over the country are happy to greet Prime Minister Modi. Celebrated with devotion and festive fervour, these Sharannavaratri celebrations reflect the spiritual unity and cultural splendor of the country, say eminent people.