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Annapurna Jayanti

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Annapurna Jayanti

Why it is celebrated

Margashirsha Purnima is kept as the jayanti of Mata Annapurna. It is believed that on this day Mata Parvati took the form of Annapurna and fed the world. Today the kitchen, the stove and food grains are worshipped, and families remember to respect food and never waste it.

The story

Once Bhagwan Shiv and Mata Parvati were talking. Shiv ji said that this world is maya, an illusion, and that food too is part of that maya. Parvati ji did not like this. She wanted to show the world how much food matters, so she disappeared.

As soon as she was gone, food began to run out on earth. Fields dried up, kitchens became empty and hunger spread everywhere. Not only people, but the devtas and Shiv ji's ganas too went hungry.

Then it became known that in the city of Kashi there was one kitchen where everyone was still being fed. Shiv ji himself went there with a begging bowl. He saw Parvati ji herself seated on a throne as Maa Annapurna, lovingly serving food to all.

Maa Annapurna placed food in Shiv ji's bowl as well. Shiv ji understood that even if he himself was beyond hunger, for the world food is the very basis of life. Since then Maa Annapurna has a temple in Kashi, and she is worshipped as the mother who gives food.

Puja vidhi

  1. Bathe in the morning and clean the kitchen well.
  2. In the kitchen or at your puja place, spread a red cloth on a chowki and place a picture or idol of Maa Annapurna; remember Shiv ji along with her.
  3. Worship the stove with roli, haldi, rice and flowers, and light a diya.
  4. Offer freshly cooked rice, kheer or sweets as bhog, and recite a stotra or the name of Maa Annapurna.
  5. Before eating, fold your hands and give thanks for the food.
  6. Feed someone hungry or give grain in daan today, and resolve not to leave food on your plate.

Food

Rice, kheer, puri-sabzi and simple home food; the first bhog goes to Maa, and then everyone eats together.

Wishes to send

  • Warm wishes on Annapurna Jayanti! May Maa Annapurna's blessings always be on your kitchen.

  • Every grain is Maa's prasad. Today, let us honour food and share our plate with someone hungry.

  • May Maa Annapurna keep filling your home with love, contentment and warmth.

  • In a home where everyone eats together, Maa Annapurna smiles. Happy Annapurna Jayanti!

  • The farmer's hard work, the taste of a mother's cooking and God's grace. Annapurna Jayanti is a day to give thanks for all of them.

  • Pranam to Maa Annapurna. May the lamp in your kitchen always burn and your courtyard always be happy.

For your status

  • Jai Maa Annapurna.

  • Every grain is Maa's prasad.

  • Today: honour food, feed someone hungry.

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