Actor Parag Tyagi and his wife Shefali Jariwala celebrated Durga Ashtami Pooja with unprivileged girls at their residence. According to them, the girls are ‘Swaroop of Maa Durga’ (like the Goddess Durga). So they worship such little girls and offer food to them.
Parag Tyagi shared Durga Ashtami Pooja pictures of him and his wife along with the little girls on Twitter. He captioned the post, “May Maa Durga illuminate your life with countless blessings of happiness. Happy Durga Ashtami! #kanyapujan #blessed.”
Speaking about the occasion with the ANI agency, the couple said, “Every year we celebrate Navratri at home, we bring Matarani at home, and we fast for all the days. Ashtami is a very big day for us. That’s when we perform Kanya pooja. Every year we invite children that live around our streets, some from the slums, even the kids from our domestic house helps. We wash their feet and take their blessings. We cook traditional halwa, puri, and channa for them and feed all of them at home. Also, give them chocolates and gifts as a token of appreciation.
They further said, “This is just a way to celebrate Ashtami. These children don’t come from fortunate backgrounds, and if we can do something for them our way with the blessing of Mata rani, why not. We believe that these Kanyas are Swaroop of Maa Durga and once we feed them, we then break our Navaratri fast and eat the same food as them. I feel this is a very positive time of the year. It’s a very big day for us, and we try to make it joyous for these kids as much as we can.”
Parag Tyagi is an Indian television actor known for his role Vinod Karanjkar in Pavitra Rishta. Shefali Jariwala is an Indian actress & model, known as the Kaanta Laga Girl. Both appeared in the reality show Nach Baliye 5 in 2012.
Image Credit: Twitter \ Parag Tyagi.
