Navratri 2024: History, Significance And How To Celebrate The Festival
Navratri History: Lord Ram, according to Hindu mythology, immediately worshipped Shakti before his final battle with Ravan, dedicating nine days to her adoration before the battle.
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Navratri Significance: Shakti, a festival dedicated to different goddesses, symbolizes righteousness, the power of good to overcome evil, and teaches moral values like bravery and virtue.
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Devotees of Goddess Durga fast and worship her for nine days, reciting the Durga Stotra and Durga Chalisa, believing that devotion will grant wishes.
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Navratri, a harvest festival, features Durga avatars like Shailaputri, Brahmacharini, and Chandraghanta, praising the Goddess as the motherly power behind life and creation.
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The nine-day Shardiya, or Shrad Navratri, in Ashwin lunar month, commemorates Goddess Durga's victory over Mahishasura, a demon, culminating in her slaying on the tenth day, known as Vijaya Dashami.
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The festival is a harvest celebration that honors the Goddess as the motherly power behind life and creation.
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Sharadiya Navratri begins on Thursday, indicating Goddess Durga's arrival on a Palanquin, as per astrology, which signifies a swing or swing.