chaitra navratri The ninth day i.e. Navami is considered very special. On this day, small girls are honored by worshiping the girl, considering them to be the form of Maa Durga. Kanjaks are called from house to house and offered Puri, vegetables, halwa and black gram. But often a question comes in people’s mind that why does Kanjak not eat the whole food and what is the right way to offer it to her?

If you also do Kanya Puja every year, then it is important to know that along with religious belief, there are some practical reasons behind this tradition.

What is the importance of Kanjak Puja?

Worshiping girls on Navami day is considered an important part of the worship of Goddess Durga. It is believed that nine girls symbolize the nine forms of Mother Durga. By calling these girls home and worshiping them, washing their feet and feeding them, the Goddess becomes pleased and blesses the house with happiness and prosperity. Therefore this day has special significance.

Why doesn’t Kanjak eat all the food?

It is often seen that Kanjak does not eat the entire meal and leaves a little bit. There can be many reasons behind this. The first reason is that in many houses Kanjaks are called to many places on the same day. In such a situation, she is able to eat only a little everywhere. The second reason is that small children are not able to eat much food at one go. Therefore, they eat food according to their capacity.

Offer food like this?

If the girls do not eat the entire bhog, then you can give them sweets or fruits instead of halwa-puri. Children like sweets. In such a situation, food will be offered and the girl will also be happy.

Pack prasad in tiffin

On the day of Kanya Puja, feed a little Prasad to the girls with your hands and then you can pack the entire Prasad in a tiffin. With this she will easily take the Prasad home and the food will not get wasted.

change menu

If you want children to eat all the food, then you should change the menu. Actually, girls get bored of eating the same type of Prasad. In such a situation, if you give them something different, they will be happy. For example, you can replace semolina halwa with almond halwa or kheer. Children like these things more. Apart from this, instead of keeping the puris simple, you can fill them with potatoes. This can make Ajwain Puri.