Annakut

Annakut — literally "a mountain of food" — celebrates the abundance and completion of the harvest season and, within Navaratri's arc, the abundance Devi's nine nights of grace have made possible. It is offered on Vijaya Dashami under the guidance of THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAVAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM.

Significance

Annakut echoes Annapurna's blessing on Day 4 and closes the loop between what was asked for and what has been received.

The Ritual

An enormous, elaborately arranged spread of cooked dishes — laddoos, rice offerings and savories — is offered to the deity on Vijaya Dashami.

When

• Day 10 · Tue 20 Oct — 8:00 PM IST (Tue 20 Oct, 10:30 AM ET)

Shastra Pramana

अन्नं बहु कुर्वीत । तद्व्रतम् ॥

annaṃ bahu kurvīta | tadvratam ||

Translation: “Let one produce food in abundance — that is the vow.” — Taittiriya Upanishad, Bhrigu Valli 3.9

Benefits

• Food security for the devotee's future generations.
• The awakening of amrita — the nectar of nourishment — in one's own being.
• Freedom beyond hunger, thirst and the deeper bondage of food-related patterns.