Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswathi
Decked up glittering with prayers
Dining
On the top of nine steps
With their friendly celestial beings down
Respectively
Accompanying a band of humans
And super-humans, flora and fauna
Environmentally resourceful
Of hill, river, park, play-ground
Amazingly even a city
Neat like the old of new excavation
At a concert of wedding music
Braided long with Jasmine
Draped with silk skirt and saree
Bejewelled
Over a feast of 'Sundal' varieties
Blessing by turn of three days each
In nine days
Partying on the tenth, the 'weapon-day'
Over the victorious demon-slaughter
Goddess Mahishasuramarthini ventured
Note: Navaratri has been a historic tradition within Tamil Nadu,
with Lakshmi, Saraswati and Durga goddesses the focus.
Like the rest of India, the festival has been an occasion for performance arts,
particularly Hindu temple dances such as Bharatanatyam and Mohiniyattam.
Another notable Tamil tradition is a celebration of the festival
with Golu dolls. These include gods, goddesses, animals, birds
and rural life all in a miniature design. People set up
their own creative themes in their homes, called Kolu,
friends and families invite each other to visit their homes
to view Kolu displays, then exchange gifts and sweets.
In temples of Tamil Nadu, Navaratri is celebrated for Devi's dwelling in each temple.
The temples are decorated, ceremonial lamps are lit, and Vedic chantings are performed.
Sundal is a snack made of pulses
This poem 'Festival Navarathri' has been so nicely and touchingly inscribed on worshipping of Durga or Mahishasuramarthini, Lakshmi, and Saraswathi. Thanks for sharing.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Beautiful poem....written with clarity of vision... thanks