MHT is celebrating 2017 Navaratri from Wednesday, 20th September 2017 to Saturday, 30th September . MHT is open daily for Navratri Bhajan's from 6.30pm - 7.30pm, followed by Aarti and Prasad. Nine days of navratri puja includes, Devi puja and Lalitha sahasranama, Laxmi sahasranama and Sarawati sahasranama. Navratri depicts the spiritual evolution in life of a worshipper. The mother aspect of god is worshipped as Maha Durga, Maha Laxmi & Maha Saraswati. We need community members to sponsor for Navratri events for all 9 days. The sponsor can take any of the 9 days and will be allocated on first come first basis. The sponsorship includes: - Organizing puja & aarti for a day - Bringing prasad & flowers and after clean up for a day - Organizing Devi bhajans for a day - Sending out an invitaion to all their respective friends and families to participate for the event for that particular day We request the community to participate in the above sponsorship and bring their friends and families for an evening of worship and bhajans. All devotees are encouraged to bring Prasad & flowers for the daily Navratri Bhajan events. The Program details are as follows: Day 1 of Navratri – September 20, 2017 (MHT) Tithi – Pratipada Ritual – Ghatstaphna, Goddess Worshipped - Shailaputri (Daughter of Mountain), Offerings to the Goddess – Ghee and Color to be worn on the Day – Red Day 2 of Navratri – September 21, 2017 (Devi & Lahari) Tithi – Dwitiya Ritual – Chandra Darshan, Goddess Worshipped – Brahmacharini, Offerings to the Goddess – Sugar and Color to be worn on the Day – Royal Blue Day 3 of Navratri – September 22, 2017 (Ankita, Manali, Neha, Rekha & Deepashri) Tithi – Tritiya Ritual - Sindoor Tritiya, Goddess Worshipped – Chandraghanta, Offerings to the Goddess – Milk and Color to be worn on the Day – Yellow Day 4 of Navratri – September 23, 2017(Sheily, Neha, Mamata & Lakshmi) Tithi – Chaturthi Ritual - Varad Vinayaka Chauth, Goddess Worshipped – Kushmanda, Offerings to the Goddess – Malpua and Color to be Worn on the Day – Green Day 5 of Navratri – September 24, 2017(Sumitra, Sanjana & Pavitra) Tithi – Panchami Ritual – Upang Lalita Vrat, Goddess Worshipped – Skandamata, Offerings to the Goddess – Bananas and Color to be Worn on the Day – Grey Day 6 of Navratri – September 25, 2017 (Need a sponsor) Tithi – Shashthi Ritual – Saraswati Awahan, Goddess Worshipped – Katyayani mata, Offerings to the Goddess – Honey and Color to be Worn on the Day – Orange Day 7 of Navratri – September 26, 2017 (Need a sponsor) Tithi – Saptami Ritual – Saraswati Puja, Goddess Worshipped – Kaalratri mata, Offerings to the Goddess - Jaggery Dishes and  Color to be Worn on the Day – White Day 8 of Navratri – September 27, 2017 (Debalina, Lakshmi Priya, Sangeetha & Minakshi) Tithi – Ashtami Ritual – Maha Gauri Puja; Durga Ashthami, Goddess Worshipped – Mahagauri, Offerings to the Goddess – Coconut and Color to be Worn on the Day – Pink Day 9 of Navratri – September 28, 2017 (Aparna & Venkat Basani) Tithi – Navami Ritual – Ayudha puja, Navami Homam, Goddess Worshipped – Siddhidaatri, Offerings to the Goddess – Grains and Color to be Worn on the Day – Sky Blue Day 10 of Navratri – September 29, 2017 (Bhargavi, Vani, Devi & Nagina) Tithi – Dashami Navratri Parana Time to break Fasting Day 11 of Navratri – September 30, 2017. (Bajan Mandal/Poonam & Rashmi) Event Details: 6.30pm - 7.30pm            - Bhajan 7.30pm - 7.45pm            - Aarti 7.45pm - 8.30pm            - Prasad 8.30pm - 9.00pm            - Cleanup MHT needs volunteers for the above events for all the days. Kindly email info@mainehindutemple.org if you would like to volunteer. We are grateful for your support, participation, and generosity for this noble cause! Thank you for your continued support. We are looking forward to seeing you at  Navratri. Please email info@mainehindutemple.org or call (207) 370-0475 if anyone needs more details or clarification. Sincerely, MHT Board September 11, 2017