Navratri

There are many festivals in India. Navratri is one of them. It is a festival of dance, music and worship. It is celebrated for nine nights. That is why it is called Navratri. We celebrate Navratri, as per the Hindu calendar, from the first nine date of Ashwin Shukla Paksha.for the worship of the goddess Durga which depicts nine Avtar of Durga. Eighth day is devoted for worshipping the goddess Mahakali – “MAA”. These nine days of the Ashwin are devoted to the Trinity of God worshipped in a female form- three days for Durga (Goddess of valor) three days for Lakshmi (Goddess of Wealth) and three days for Sarswati (Goddess of Knowledge and Art).

It is traditional to perform Yagna (sacrifice offered to the fire) to honor Divine Mother and bid her farewell for all the nine days. Garba and Dandia – Raas is performed during Navratri by Gujaratis as their traditional dances, which is performed in a circle. Dandia –

Raas is performed with the help of wooden sticks in circle by women-folk. Apart from Gujarat it is performed in other cities like Mumbai. For playing Garba and Dandia, beautifully decorated “Mandaps” are set. Men-women of all age group wear colorful traditional dresses for playing Garba with great enthusiasm. In Northern part of India, the Ram-Leela is performed during Navratri. Ram-Leela is performed to pass a message how truth wins over untruth.

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