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The valley of Kashmir is surrounded by the beautiful elements of nature, the essence of pure homemade products, and the sophistication of diverse religious beliefs.  Hey everyone out there, Today I'm here with a new blog. This blog is devoted to the Kashmiri Ritual. This might be a source of information for those who are intellectually curious to know more about Kashmir and its cultures.  If we were to talk about the Kashmiri Pandit traditions, the festivals and rituals of Kashmiri Pandits have Rigvedic roots . Some festivals and rituals are unique and only performed in Kashmiri Pandit Families. Today we'll be knowing about one of them that is called ' Pann '. What is Pann? The literal meaning of Pann is Thread. In Kashmir, it is an age-old tradition that is performed by most of the Kashmiri Pandit families. This tradition is performed to worship the Goddess and ask for a godsend. This ritual is performed on Vinayak Chaturthi that called as Vinayak Tsorum in the Kashmi...

Navratri, the oldest tradition in the Hindu culture, is a juncture of two seasons in which we people try to explore and ameliorate ourselves. According to the Hindu calendar, Navratra is believed to fall in 'Shukl paksha of Ashwin Maas', which continues to 'Navami' or ninth day. These nine days of Navrati signifies nine incarnations of Maa Durga or Parvati. They are;    Goddess Shailputri, Goddess Bhramacharani, Goddess Chandraghanta, Goddess Skandamata, Goddess Katyayani, Goddess Kaalratri, Goddess Mahagauri, and Goddess Siddhidatri. Let's study it a little more deeply into the history of the Navratra...   Legend has it that the demon king Mahishasura was granted immortality by Lord Brahma, with the condition being that he could only be defeated by a woman. Mahishasura attacked all three spheres, Trilok, which includes Earth, Heaven and Hell, and nobody could defeat him. Then Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva combined their powers to create Goddess Durga.  W...