Putting a picture of mother Annapurna in the kitchen keeps food and prosperity in the house and brings sattvikta in the food. This tradition is associated with a mythological story and religious beliefs.
Maa Annapurna in the Kitchen: All deities have their own place in Hinduism. Among them, Mother Annapurna is considered the goddess of food and nutrition. Maa Annapurna’s name is made up of a combination of two words, consisting of food (food) and Poorna (perfection), which means the goddess who provides the perfection of food. The tradition of putting a picture of mother Annapurna in the kitchen is centuries old. Let us know why a picture of mother Annapurna is put in the kitchen and what is the reason behind it.
Once there was a dispute between Lord Shankar and Mother Parvati what is the basis of the world. Then Lord Shankar said that everything is Maya, while Mother Parvati described food as the basis of life. After getting angry with the north of Lord Shankar, Goddess Parvati removed the food from the world, due to which there was a hungry and tri-and-torn. People started getting upset and started calling the mother, after hearing their call, Mother took Annapurna avatar and distributed food in Kashi.
The kitchen is the place where food is prepared, which is the main basis of life. Putting a picture of mother Annapurna in the kitchen means that there will never be any shortage of food in the house. Due to their presence in the kitchen, the kitchen will always be full of grain and the food will continue to come in food.
To put a picture of mother Annapurna in the kitchen, wake up early in the morning on any Thursday or Friday and clean the kitchen after doing daily tasks. After this, pure the kitchen by spraying Ganga water in the kitchen. Sprinkle Ganga water on the wall where the picture is to be put. Then worship the cooking gas, stove or stove methodically and pray to Mother Annapurna. After this, read the mantra, hymns, aarti and story of Mother Annapurna and apply the picture in the north or east direction of the kitchen.
Now worship the stove that cooks the stove by lighting turmeric, kumkum, rice, flower, incense and lamp. In the end, in front of the picture of Mother Annapurna, every member of the family folded his hand and ask to pray 11 times, O mother, your family should always remain grace and there is never any shortage of food water in the house.
