Global Hindu Heritage Foundation celebrates all the festivals, explains their importance, makes all the villagers participate in puja and Homas, explains all the steps in performing the puja, and performs Kumkum Archana to Devi.
On the first day of Navaratri, GHHF, under the leadership of Sri Gopi Krishna Acharya and other priests, performed Devi Puja in Garudapuram village, in Anantapur District.  All the devotees who came to the Gangamma temple performed Panchamruta Abhishekam, Kumkum Archana, and Ashtothara pooja to the Goddess.
 All the devotees who came first were asked to do Sankalpam, where they recited their gotras, nakshatras, and the names of the family members. Then, they offered Panchamruta Abhishekam to the goddess, new clothes were offered to Devi, and Kumkum Archana was performed. After that, Maha Mangala Arati was offered to Devi, and prasadam and a food donation program were organized for all the devotees who came.
Three priests participated in this program and made the program a success.
Navaratri festival
In Sanskrit, Navaratri means nine nights, nava means nine, and ratri means nights. During these nine nights and ten days, nine forms of Shakti / Devi are worshiped.
This festival of Navaratri is popularly known as Durga Puja, Dussehra, Vijayadashami etc.  After these nine days of the festival comes the Dashami, the tenth day, which is the day of the famous festival of Dussehra or Vijaya Dashami (the tenth day of victory). This is the day Lord Rama killed Ravana, signifying the triumph of good over evil. Vaishnavas generally celebrate Vijay Dashami on a grand scale rather than Durga puja.
Sri Gopi Chary explained the importance of Navaratri, how to celebrate all nine days, and the names of the manifestations of devi that are to be worshipped each day. The mother goddess, Durga, is a very special deity, able to appear in nine different forms, each endowed with unique powers and traits. These nine manifestations are called Navadurga (translated as "nine Durgas").
Devout Hindus celebrate Durga and her many appellations during a nine-night Navaratri festival, which is held in early October 2024.  Each night of Navaratri honors one of the mother goddess' manifestations. Hindus believe worshiping Durga with sufficient religious fervor will lift the divine spirit and bring them renewed happiness.
 Shaila Putri, the first Manifestation of Durga.
Navaratri begins with a night of worship and celebration in honor of Durga's avatar, Shaila Putri, whose name means "daughter of the mountains." Also known as Sati Bhavani, Parvati, or Hemavati, she is the daughter of Hemavana, the king of the Himalayas. Shaila Putri is considered the purest embodiment of Durga and the mother of nature. In iconography, she is depicted riding a bull and holding a trident and a lotus blossom. The lotus represents purity and devotion, while the prongs on the trident represent the past, present, and future.
It happened that Daksha had organized a big yajna, but he didn't invite Lord Shiva. However, Sati attended the yajna. During the yajna, Daksha insulted Shiva. Unable to tolerate the insult, Sati sacrificed her life by burning herself in the fire of the yajna.
In her next life, Sati was born as the daughter of Himalaya. Later, she married Shiva. Her name was Parvati. According to the Upanishad, Parvati even tore the egoism of Lord Indra and other gods.
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