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Merkel discusses Middle East with Israel President
Berlin, Sep 8 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Israeli President Reuven Rivlin gathered for a meeting that marked the end of the latter’s two-day trip to Germany, which had celebrated their bilateral relations.
Merkel and Rivlin met on Thursday at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, where they discussed the fight against international terror and the situation in the Middle East, Efe news reported.
“Honored to meet this morning in Berlin with German Chancellor Angela Merkel,” the President said in a tweet after the event.
The meeting was Rivlin’s last official engagement in Germany, where on Wednesday he visited the former Nazi concentration camp of Dachau in Bavaria, which is now a museum, along with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Bavarian Minister-President Horst Seehofer.
There, alongside his German counterpart, he laid a wreath to remember those killed at the hands of the Nazi regime, and walked through a replica of the notorious iron gate with the words “Arbeit macht frei” (“Work will set you free”) on it.
Rivlin and Steinmeier also attended the inauguration of a memorial center to the 11 Israeli athletes and a German policeman who were killed by members of Palestinian terror group Black September during an attack at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games.
Relatives of the victims and President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach also attended the event.
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Chaitra Navratri 2022 Day 2: Maa Brahmacharini Significance and History
Chaitra Navratri 2022 begins on the first day of the Hindu month (lunar-solar calendar) Chaitra. It marks the end of spring season and beginning of summer season, and that’s why it is also known as Vasant Navratri. The nine-day-long festival has already started from April 2. Tomorrow, that is April 3, is the second day of Chaitra Navratri, and Goddess Brahmacharini is worshipped on the second day of the holy festival.
Chaitra Navratri 2022 Day 2: Maa Brahmacharini Significance
Maa Brahmacharini is known for her pure and sincere devotion and determination. According to the drik panchang, Goddess Parvati took birth at the home of Daksha Prajapati. In this form, the Goddess Parvati was a great Sati and her unmarried form is worshipped as Goddess Brahmacharini. It is also believed that Lord Mangal, the provider of all fortunes, is governed by Goddess Brahmacharini. She did severe penance to get Lord Shiva as her husband and performed hard austerity. Due to this, she was called Brahmacharini. According to Hindu mythologies, Goddess Brahmacharini was on a diet of Bilva leaves for 3000 years while she prayed to Lord Shankar. Later, she even stopped eating Bilva leaves and continued her penance without any food and water.
Chaitra Navratri 2022 Day 2: Maa Brahmacharini Puja Vidhi
Step 1: The devotees should get up early and should take a bath.
Step 2: Then, the devotees should take flowers, roli, chandan, among other puja samagari and offer them to the idol of Maa Brahmacharini.
Step 3: The devotees should chant mantras and conclude the puja by performing a special Maa Durga Aarti.
The favourite flower of Maa Brahmacharini is Jasmine. The website also mentions the mantras to chant for Maa Brahmacharini.
Om Devi Brahmacharinyai Namah॥
Stuti:
Ya Devi Sarvabhuteshu Maa Brahmacharini Rupena Samsthita।
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namah॥