POSHI POONAM 2023

Paush Sudh Purnima i.e. the fifteenth day of the Full Moon Day Paush as per the Indian Hindu calendar According to the Gregorian calendar Paush month occurs somewhere between December end and January start It is believed that on this day Mata Arasuri Ambaji was born According to mythology Goddess Sati gave her life by jumping into the fire of Havan organized by her father King Daksheshwara When Lord Shiva was running around the earth carrying her body then Lord Vishnu divided the body in 51 parts using his Sudarshan chakra Out of those 51 parts the Heart of Sati fell to this place Hence it became one of the Shakti Peeth in India PAush Sudh Purnima is celebrated with joy at Shri Arsuri Ambaji Devastan by all the people and devotees of Ambaji coming from all over the world On this holy festival of Paush Poonam A big Satchandi Yagna is performed by the temple in a quite traditional manner with all the Vedic rituals and Mata Ambaji is worshiped with Om Havan and Annakoot in which Mataji is offered with different kinds of foods fruits This prasad is then distributed to all the devotees and the poor people The main temple is illuminated with colorful lighting During evenings all the devotees gather and play Garba in front of the Mataji During the day of Paush Sudh Purnima a huge colorful procession takes place where youll see some devotees dancing some singing Matajis aartis while some just chanting Matas name In this procession Mata Ambaji is carried in silver rath from the northern gate of the temple complex to the main temple