Dhumavati Jayanti 2020: Meaning, Significance, and Celebration

Dhumavati Jayanti, which is also kwn as Dhumavati Mahavidya Jayanti, falls on 8th day during Shukla Paksha. It falls in Jyestha month according to Hindu calendar and in month of May-June according to English calendar. Jayant is an auspicious day for Hindus. Dhumavati Jayanti 2020 will be celebrated on May 30. Here is meaning, significance and everything else you need to kw about Dhumavati Jayanti 2020. 

Dhumavati Jayanti 2020: Meaning, Significance, and Celebration

Dhumavati Jayant Meaning

Dhumavati Jayanti is celebrated to mark day when Goddess Dhumavati who is a manifestation of Goddess Shakti incarnated on Earth. By worshipping Goddess Dhumavati on this day, it is believed that devotees can be relieved from all ir problems and sins. Dhumavati Jayanti is celebrated to hour Goddess Dhumavati who is kwn to be seventh of 10 Mahavidyas in Hindu mythology. She is considered to be most furious form of Goddess Durga. 

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Dhumavati Jayanti Significance

According to Hindu legends, Goddess Dhumavati is associated with all inauspicious things. She is symbolically associated with urging devotees to look beyond superficial things and foster ir faith in supreme truth. It is believed that even a glimpse of Goddess on Dhumavati Jayanti showers divine blessings on devotee. She is also kwn as Kalahpriya for offering solutions to world's problems.  

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Dhumavati Jayanti Celebration

On day of Jayanti, people get up before sunrise and dedicate day to worshipping Goddess Dhumavati. main puja is supposed to be performed in an isolated place and a special prasad is also prepared on this day. It is also believed that one's wishes are granted if y offer black sesame seeds tied in a black cloth to Goddess. 

On occasion of Dhumavati Jayanti, a special procession is prearranged during night for all devotees of Goddess Dhumavati. Tantriks are also kwn to worship Goddess with full devotion to gain all materialistic wealth. According to a tradition, married women are t allowed to worship Goddess and are only allowed to watch from afar for sake of ir husband's safety. 

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