Amla Navami Katha: This year the festival of Amla Navami is being celebrated on 10 November. On this day, there is a ritual of worshiping Lord Vishnu and the Amla tree. Apart from this, bathing and donation on Akshaya Navami are also considered to be of special importance. It is said that whoever consumes Amla on this day, his health remains good. On this day, there is a tradition of bathing by mixing Amla juice in water. Let us tell you why Amla Navami is celebrated, and what is its mythological story.

Amla Navami Katha (Amla Navami Katha)

There is also a ritual of worshipping Goddess Lakshmi on the day of Amla Navami and eating food under the Amla tree on this day is considered extremely auspicious. There is a story associated with this... Once Goddess Lakshmi came to visit the earth and on the way she , wished to worship Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva together. Then Goddess Lakshmi realized that the qualities of Lord Vishnu's favorite Tulsi and Lord Shiva's favorite Bel Patra are found together only in the Amla tree.

Then Maa Lakshmi considered the Amla tree as the symbol of Vishnu and Shiva and performed its rituals. Pleased with the worship of the mother, Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu appeared. It is said that after this, Maa Lakshmi prepared food under the Amla tree and served it to Lord Vishnu and Shiv Shankar. Later, the mother herself ate this food as prasad. It is said that the day this incident happened was the Navami of Kartik Shukla Paksha. It is said that since then the tradition of worshipping the Amla tree on this day and eating food sitting under it has been going on.