Navratri or Navdurga
Navratri is a festival dedicated to the worship of
the Hindu
deity Durga. The
word Navaratri means 'nine nights' in Sanskrit, nava
meaning nine and ratri meaning nights. During these nine nights and ten
days, nine forms of Shakti/Devi are worshiped. The
tenth day is commonly referred to as Vijayadashami
or "Dussehra".
Navratri is an important major festival and is celebrated all over India.
Diwali the festival of lights is celebrated twenty days after Dussehra.
The
literally meaning of Navdurga is nine Goddess Durgas. According to Hindu mythology,
the manifestation of Durga in nine different forms. These nine forms of manifestation
are Silaputri, Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta, Kushmanda, Skandamata, Kartyyani, Kalaratri,
Mahagauri and Siddhidatri; together worshipped during the Navratri (Nine
Divine Nights) celebration in Autumn each year.
Durga, the
Mother Goddess of the Hindus and a form of Devi and Shakti is Adi Parashakti and the Navadurga or Nine Durgas.The
Navadurga are the different forms of Devi Durga.
The Navratri abstinence is
observed from the first day to the ninth day. Most people confine themselves to
fruit during the nine days/nights. Most devotees take a single meal during the
day/night, and non-vegetarian food is avoided. Also, the consumption of onion
and garlic is avoided for the entire duration of Navaratri.
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