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Aside from the aforementioned royal ceremonies, there 7. Kaalratri or Kali, the seventh Avatar, the Goddess
is another important ceremony of the Brahmin-Hinduism related to drank the blood of the demon in order to kill him before being cloned.
the Thai traditional royal ceremony, the Triyumpawai-Tripawai ritual 8. Maha Gauri, the eighth Avatar, The Mother Goddess
ceremony. The ceremony covers the chanting of the Brahmins to was personified as the Mother of corn paddy and was called,
welcome the Gods Ishvara (Shiva) and Vishnu on their descents to Annapurna, which means the Devi who gave fertility to corn fields.
visit humans on earth. The visit is in the second lunar month each 9. Siddhidatri, the ninth Avatar, the Goddess
year on the occasion of the Brahmin New Year. The Brahmins will reincarnated as the Divine Mother of all the success.
arrange for a big celebration and entertainment in welcoming the two After the 9 days of worshipping is completed, the
Gods. The Triyumpawai is the celebration of Ishvara, which begins celebration is followed by the worship of fire. Then, nine little girls
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from the 7 day of the waxing moon of the lunar month and the God or kumaris are invited to represent each Avatar in the ceremony.
departs on the 1st day of the waning moon in the same month. The These girls are varied from two years old to nine years old. The first
celebration lasts for 10 days. Shakti is represented by the 2 year old girl, the second is 3 years old
The Tripawai, however, is the descending period of respectively until the ninth. After the ritual ceremony, all devotees
Vishnu, which is following Ishvara’s period. Therefore Vishnu’s present their offerings to the girls, as the Shaktis.
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presence is from the 1 day of the waning moon of the 2 lunar The Brahmin-Hinduist adherents believe that they will
month and returns on the 5 day of the waning moon in the same be overwhelmed by the auspiciousness of this ceremony, physically
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month. The celebration for Vishnu is much simpler. and spiritually.The second phase of Navaratri is to worship the
In addition to the Triyumpawai and Tripawai, of the Goddess Durga during the 1 to 9 day of the waxing moon in the
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Devasathan, the Brahmin Shrines, there are many more rites and 11th of lunar month. The celebration lasts 9 days and the ritual
celebrations of different denominations organized according to ceremonies are the same as the first phase.
the Hindu calendar, in all about 36 ceremonies. The length of the Besides these occasions are other important religious
celebration varies by 3, or 7 or 9 days, depending on the tradition. days such as the Vaisakhi Purnima or Vesak Day, the Ganesh Chaturthi
However, each worshipping celebration has the same objective, in or the celebration of Ganesh’s Birthday, the Mahalai Purnima Day
keeping the adherents close to the Hindu Gods at all times. Therefore, (Guru or Vyasa), the Maghi Purnima Day, the Shivaratri Day, the
every important day is a day related to a Hindu God. Some of the Triyumpawai-Tripawai Royal Ceremony Day and the Holi Day, etc.
ceremonies are:
The Navaratri, The first phase of the celebration is to
pay homage to Uma, the Great Divine Mother, who is the wife of
Shiva, in 9 different forms of Shaktis. The celebration takes place
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during the 1 -9 day of the waxing moon in the 5 lunar month.
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Each night is for each Avatar:
1. Shailaputri Maa, the first Avatar, the Divine Mother
Uma was the daughter of the mountains. Her father, “Parvat Raj
Himalaya, sometimes known as Hemavati, is the King of Mountains.
2. Bharmacharini, the second Avatar, she existed
alone, had no parents and remained single all throughout her life.
3. Chandraghanta, the third Avatar, the Goddess Uma
defeated demons with the sound of her bell.
4. Kushmanda, the fourth Avatar, is also called Durga.
The Goddess was born to kill demons with the weapons in her 4
hands.
5. Skandamata, the fifth Avatar, in this Avatar, she
raises the son of Shiva and Uma Devi (Parvati) as her own son.
He is called Kartikeya (Murugan, Skanda) and later she trains and
supports him in killing a demon.
6. Katyayani, the sixth Avatar, she was in the form of
the Devi of evil spirits that she sent to kill demons.

The Goddess Durga or Kali, one Shakti of Uma

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