Ram Navami: Rashami Desai, Anupam Kher, Raveena Tandon wish fans

A host of TV and Bollywood stars including Rashami Desai, Anupam Kher, Raveena Tandon, Kangana Ranaut and Shilpa Shetty, among others, wished fans on the occasion of Ram Navami.

Updated on: Apr 2, 2020, 14:33:55 IST

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Actors Rashami Desai, Anupam Kher, Raveena Tandon, Telugu actor-politician Pawan Kalyan and Kangana Ranaut’s sister Rangoli Chandel wished Indians on the occasion of Ram Navami. Shilpa Shetty and Kangana shared posts on Ashtami puja.

Many actors including Rashami Desai wished fans on the occasion of Ram Navami.

Sharing a picture of herself, Rashami simply wrote: “Happy raam nanmi”. She added another later and wrote: “May lord ram showers His blessings On you and your family I wish you all joy harmony & prosperity on RAM NAVAMI For you and your family. .”

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May lord ram showers His blessings On you and your family 💝 I wish you all joy🍀 harmony 🍀 & prosperity on RAM NAVAMI For you and your family. . . . . #ramnavami2020#prayfortheworld 🙏🏼💝

A post shared by Rashami Desai (@imrashamidesai) on Apr 2, 2020 at 12:26am PDT

Anupam Kher, writing in Hindi, said: “Aap sabhi ko Ram Navami ki hardik subhkaamnayen. Prabhu raam aapki aur aapke parivaar ki raksha kare. Jai Shri Ram! (Greetings on Ram Navami. May your family and you be safe. Jai Shri Ram).” He also postcard pictures of Ram, Lakshman and Sita.

Rangoli Chandel, who is practicing self isolation in her Manali home with sister Kangana and her family, also wished retweeting an image of Lord Ram.

On the occasion of Ashtami (eighth day of the nine-day long Navratri), Shipa Shetty posted a picture of goddess Durga in full finery. She wrote: “Today marks the 8th day of the Chaitra Navratri, which is known as Durga Ashtami… I always prepare the Prasad personally. So tried the Makhana and Gur ki Barfi as an offering this time. Specially prayed for strength for all of humanity to get through these times and emerge victorious as one community in the face of adversity.”

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Today marks the 8th day of the Chaitra Navratri, which is known as Durga Ashtami… I always prepare the Prasad personally. So tried the Makhana and Gur ki Barfi as an offering this time. Specially prayed for strength for all of humanity to get through these times and emerge victorious as one community in the face of adversity. ~ Happy to share details of the recipe, if you’d like to make this sweet at home too. Also, can be had during the fast: ~ Ingredients: • 1 1/2cups Roasted makhana (Fox Nuts) • 1/2 cup Roasted chopped cashews • 1/2 cup Roasted chopped almonds • 2 tbsp Roasted pistachios • 3 tbsp crushed Flaxseeds • 1 tsp crushed saunf (fennel seeds) • 4 crushed elaichi (green cardamom) • 1/2 cup desiccated coconut ~ Sweet syrup: • 1 cup water • 1 cup jaggery (gur) • 4 tbsp sugar • 4 green crushed elaichi • Grease a plate with ghee ~ Instructions: 1. Remove the outer skin of the cardamoms and grind them in the mortar. 2. Grease the tray, plate or a small thali with ghee. Keep aside. 3. Heat a wok, dry roast the makhana for about two-three minutes on medium heat. Then, crush them roughly. This can be done in a grinder. 4. Dry roast the nuts & seeds on medium heat for about a minute. Then, grind the nuts & seeds coarsely in the grinder. 5. Now, add the desiccated coconut in grounded nuts & seeds and puffed makhana. 6. Boil the jaggery, sugar, elaichi, and water in a wok/pan. After the first boil, reduce the heat and boil the sweet syrup till it thickens and makes two string syrup. (Two string syrup means that you take a drop of syrup between your two fingers and then stretch the fingers - if the syrup that sticks between the two fingers is making two threads (or strings) then the thickness of syrup is appropriate. Takes about 7-8 mins.) 7. Now, add the roasted nuts & seeds, makhane, coconut powder, and cardamom, mix well, cook till the mixture absorbs the sweet syrup. Takes about 2 minutes on medium-low heat. 8. Now, turn off the heat and set the mixture on the greased tray. Let the mixture cool down, takes about 8-10 minutes. Now, cut the burfi in required shape. . . . . . #ChaitraNavratri #20DaysofGratefulness #Day7 #stayindoors #staysafe #stayhome

A post shared by Shilpa Shetty Kundra (@theshilpashetty) on Apr 1, 2020 at 12:58am PDT

Kangana took to her Instagram page, to explain aspects of shakti - the female energy. Sh also explained the various avatars of shakti like Saraswati, Laxmi, etc who are worshipped during Navratri. She mentioned that people should know about spirituality; that it need not be bhakti yog (form) alone. On can seek spirituality with knowledge (Gyan yog) too.

Ranveen Tandon tweeted a picture of the book on Lord Ram that she was reading and wished fans by writing: “Jai Shri Ram”.

Telugu superstar and now politician Pawan Kalyan too wished fans on Ram Navami. The actor retweeted a number of tweets by important figures including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and President of Ram Nath India Kovind, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his party Jana Sena party’s tweet. He also retweeted a tweet in Telugu written by actor Sai Dharam Tej.

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