Ayurvedic Diet During Navarathri

Navarathri

Navarathri is a Durga Pooja festival widely celebrated by Hindus across India. Navarathri is a festival of nine nights. During Navarathri days, people worship the Goddess Shakti / Devi in Nine forms. Usually, during these days, family and friends join together and celebrate the festival. Navarathri celebrates in Indi in two seasons; spring and fall. A little care for our body these days improves our immunity. By taking a healthy diet on Navarathri, we can restore the glow and luminosity of the skin.

People in India celebrate Navarathri by excluding certain food items from their diet to purify body, mind, and soul. Navarathri diet is one of the healthiest diets, especially a vegetarian diet. This diet follows Ayurvedic principles that boost our immunity naturally. Ayurveda suggests taking easily digestible foods during these days that improve the digestive fire, detoxify the body of all the impurities and build the Ojas of the body that ultimately reflects as an outer radiance or Tejas.

Food Items Should Be Included In Navarathri Diet

Generally, traditional flours and grains that are a part of the Navratri diet like :

Buckwheat (kuttu) flour.
Water chestnut (singhara) flour.
Amaranth (rajgira) flour.
Millet flour.
Amaranth flour (rajgira ka atta).
Barnyard millet (vrat ke chawal).
Cumin (jeera).
Black pepper (kali mirch).
Rock salt (sendha namak).
Green cardamom (ilaichi).
Ginger (adrak).
Green chilli (Hari mirch).
Lemon (nimbu).
Mint leaves (pudina).
Curry leaves.
Potatoes.
Pumpkin (petha/kaddu).
Sweet potato (shakarkandi).
Raw banana.
Bottle gourd (lauki).
Cucumber (kheera).
Sago (sabudana).
Makhana.
Dry fruits.
All fruits.
Milk and milk products (paneer, curd, ghee, khoya).
Sugar.
Honey.
Jaggery (Gur).
Coconut.
Groundnut oil.

Including the above-listed ingredients in your Navarathri diet boosts your immunity naturally. Ayurveda suggests a balanced and nutritious diet during these days. Navarathri diet is considered a good detoxification program.

Food Items To Avoid During Navarathri

Ayurveda recommends not to have certain food items during the Navarathri diet as they may cause an accumulation of toxins in the body. Such kinds of food items are:

Garlic.
Onions.
Meat.
Fish.
Lentils.
Asafoetida.
Garam masala.
Coffee.
Tea.
Alcohol.
Processed foods.

Ayurveda does not recommend non-vegetarian and tamasic foods during Navarathri days. Avoidance of these foods can reduce the intake and presence of toxins, saturated fats, and other harmful substances in the body.

Conclusion

All the information related to the Ayurvedic diet on Navarathri days takes from ancient Ayurvedic resources. Kindly consult an Ayurvedic practitioner before starting self-diet practices.