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Navratri is an important Hindu festival, the word navratri means nine nights in Sanskrit and during this Festival Hindus worship goddess Durga.
Navratri is also a time for fasting, feasting and dancing. On each of the nine nights of the festival Hindus offer prayers and food to goddess Durga they also fast during the day and eat only certain foods in the night.
Navratri occurs twice a year. Chatra Navratri falls in the month of March or April while Sharad navratri typically occurs in September or October. This year's schedule -Thu, 3 Oct, 2024 – Sat, 12 Oct, 2024.
Chetra navratri is a nine Day Festival celebrated in the Hindu month of chatra. It's usually occurs in March or April, the festival celebrates the nine nights when goddess Durga defeated the demon mahishasur.
Story of Mahishasura
Long ago there was a demon called Mahishasura who had received several Boons from Lord Shiva himself when his pride and arrogance grew he started troubling the gods and humans. Mother Durga manifested from the powers of all gods and goddesses and ended the demon's evil ways by killing him.
Sharad Navratri and is celebrated in the Hindu month of Ashwin which is September to October and culminates in the Festival of dussehra.
Story behind Sharad or Ashwin Navratri, it is said that SRI Ram observed this Navratri for the first time before he went to Lanka to fight with Ravan the Demon King while he wanted to get the blessings of mother Durga he did not want to wait for another six months to do the Puja and then go for the war from then onwards the Ashwin Navratri became famous and also known as Akaal bodhan - incarnation of Debi Durga at an uncustomery time.
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