Chaitra Navratri has started from 22 March. Goddess's special blessings come to you by fasting for 9 days in Navratri. Because of this, many people does Navratri fast. If you are doing fast during navratri, then keep some important things in mind so that you get the full results of the fast and there is no bad effect on your health.
Keep these things in mind:-
* If you are also going to fast for nine days, then break the fast on Dashami itself, that means open the fast. On the other hand, those who fast on the first day and Ashtami should break the fast on Navami.
* Those who fast for the whole 9 days should try to consume things other than cereals, which are taken during fasting, this completes the fast.
* Because of this, many people do not eat onion and garlic, it is believed that this impresses the Goddess.
* During Navratri, Do not cut hair and nails.
* Do not take oily things or overly sweet things while fasting. Due to this, the harm to health is more than the benefits of fasting.
* During fast, take maximum liquid drink so that there is no shortage of water in the body. Fruit juice, coconut water can also be taken.
* Do not wear black clothes during Navratri.
* During Navratri, the Unified lamp should be lit continuously. Don't let it extinguish.
* During Navratri, intoxicants like tobacco, gutkha should not be consumed.
* During Navratri, physical relations should not be made with the partner. By doing this the fasting becomes ineffective.
*During fast, you can eat roti made of buckwheat flour, puri, shamak rice, dosa made of shamak rice, sago leaves, khichdi, water chestnut pudding, sweet made of Rajgira, yam, colocasia, sweet potato.
Nine days of Navratri, Rituals that are performed
