Saturday 27 October 2018

SynapseIndia Celebrates Foundation Day With an Extravagant Event


SynapseIndia celebrated its 18th Foundation Day with great vigor, enthusiasm, and festivity. To mark the significance of the day, the company hosted an elaborate event at a picturesque venue, away from the daily hustle-bustle. The venue, the Sariska Palace hotel in Alwar, Rajasthan, added additional charm to the festivity. The employees of SynapseIndia showed profound zeal for the occasion and actively participated in the event. The HR team organized a day-long program, keeping all the employees, guests, and performers in mind. The celebration started with a traditional Indian welcome ritual (Aarti and Tilak) on arrival at the venue. The program included cultural and entertainment-related performances like Rajasthani folk dance, comedy, and musical performances. Also, the event was plentiful with delicious food served by the hotel. In addition to these, the venue created a sense of attachment to nature due to its proximity to the fascinating Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary.

SynapseIndia is a renowned IT services company with offices in the USA, UK, and India. It has a global clientele spread across various industries.


Tuesday 16 October 2018

Why is Goddess Mahagauri Worshiped on 8th Day of Navratri?


 
 
Each day of Navratri festival is dedicated to one of the nine avatars of Goddess Durga. The nine avatars are named as Shailaputri, Brahmcharini, Chandraghanta, Kushmanda, Skandmata, Katyayani, Kaalratri, Mahagauri, and Sidhidatri. The eighth day of Navratri is dedicated to Goddess Mahaguari. She is immensely powerful and worshiping her is instantly fruitful. The devotees of goddess Mahaguari enjoy a peaceful and satisfied life and all their sins of present, part lives get washed away and they get purified in all aspects of life.


Eighth day is dedicated to Goddess Mahagauri.Mahagauri is peaceful, intelligent and calm. As the name suggests, Mahagauri is extremely white. In her upper left hand, she holds a thorn-like weapon, which is made of iron and she holds a dagger in her left hand. She is pure, white as conch, jasmine and moon. As per the legend, she developed a dark complexion due to her long penance and austerities in the deep forests of the Himalayas. And, when Lord Shiva cleaned her with Ganga Jal (water of the holy Ganga river), her body once again became beautiful and she got her new name as Mahagauri, which means extremely white.

Worshipers and devotees of goddess Mahagauri are blessed with prosperity, happiness, health and joys of life.

SynapseIndia celebrate Navratri with great devotion and enthusiasm.

Monday 15 October 2018

Navratri – Seventh day of Navratri is dedicated to Goddess Kaalratri


Navratri festival is celebrated with immense enthusiasm by all Hindus and devotees of Goddess Durga and Shakti. The goddess is worshiped in all her 9 incarnations throughout the Navratri. The 9 avatars of the goddess include: Shailaputri, Brahmcharini, Chandraghanta, Kushmanda, Skandmata, Katyayani, Kaalratri, Mahagauri, and Sidhidatri.

Seventh Day of Navratri is dedicated to Goddess Kaalratri - one of the fiercest forms of Goddess Durga. She is believed as the destroyer of all ghosts, negative energies and bad spirits. Therefore, Kaalratri is the one who removes darkness. Goddess Kaalratri is believed to be the most violent goddess among Navdurga (the nine avatars of goddess Durga). She has black complexion and her appearance arouses fear among the evil. Her open red tongue, large fiery, red eyes, and sobre on hand violently demolish monsters and devils. Devotees also glorify her with name 'Kali Maa'. Devi Kalaratri has three round eyes, and long, scattered black hair. She wears a bead that shines like fire of electric power. In her Kaalratri avatar, the goddess destroys the dirt and demons from their existence. She rides on gadarbh (donkey).

She blesses her devotees with long life and freedom from fear of any kind.

At SynapseIndia, we celebrate Navratri with immense enthusiasm and joy. 


Friday 12 October 2018

Navratri – Third day of Navratri is dedicated to Goddess Chandraghanta



On the third day of Navratri, goddess Chandraghanta is worshiped with great reverence and respect. Chandraghanta - the name derived from the fact that after marrying Shiva, Parvati adorned her forehead with half-chandra (lit. moon). She is the embodiment of beauty and is also symbolic of bravery, and hence, the color of the day is yellow.

About Sharad Navratri
Navratri falls in the months of September or October in India. Devotees of Goddess Durga celebrate the 10 days and 9 nights long festival with immense joy and enthusiasm. Beautiful pandals are decorated and public celebration is held. People participate in folk dances, dandiya and Garba, to show their respect and reverence for the almighty goddess Durga.

Nine avatars of the goddess are worshiped during the nine days of the festivities. While Shailaputri is worshiped on the first day, the second day is dedicated to Brahmcharini, third day is dedicated to the Chandraghanta avatar of the goddess, fourth day is for Kushmanda Mata, fifth day is dedicated to Skandmata, and Katyayani mata is worshiped on the sixth day, whereas day seventh is dedicated to the goddess Kaalratri, on the eighth day goddess Kaalratri is worshiped and goddess Sidhidatri is worshiped on the ninth day of the festival.