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    The festival is celebrated for nine nights once every year during this month, which typically falls in the Gregorian months of September and October. The exact dates of the festival are determined according to the Hindu lunisolar calendar, and sometimes the festival may be held for a day more or a day less depending on the adjustments for sun ...

  3. Navratri which means “Nine Nights” is celebrated to honor the Mother Goddess Durga. Throughout this period, Mother Goddess Durga is worshiped in all of her divine forms. Navratri is celebrated twice a year, Chaitra Navratri in March or April and Sharad Navratri in September or October.

  4. Jan 18, 2022 · Navratri is a period of nine days celebrating the Divine Feminine and is happening from 26 Sep to 4 Oct in 2022. Sadhguru delves into the deeper spiritual aspects of this festival, revealing how the three main qualities in existence are manifest in these nine days.

  5. There are in total 4-5 Navratris in a year but most important of them all is Sharada Navratri, which is celebrated in the month of Ashwin according to Hindu calendar. It is celebrated over nine nights, so it is called as Nav (nine) Ratri (nights).

    • What's the Significance of Navratri? During Navaratri, we invoke the energy aspect of God in the form of the universal mother, commonly referred to as "Durga," which literally means the remover of miseries of life.
    • Why Worship the Mother Goddess? We think this energy is only a form of the Divine Mother, who is the mother of all, and all of us are her children. "Why mother; why not father?"
    • Why Twice a Year? Every year the beginning of summer and the beginning of winter are two very important junctures of climatic change and solar influence.
    • Why Nine Nights & Days? Navaratri is divided into sets of three days to adore different aspects of the supreme goddess. On the first three days, the Mother is invoked as a powerful force called Durga in order to destroy all our impurities, vices and defects.
  6. 5 days ago · Navratri, in Hinduism, major festival held in honor of the divine feminine. Navratri occurs over nine days during the month of Ashvin, or Ashvina (in the Gregorian calendar, usually September–October). It often ends with the Dussehra (also called Vijayadashami) celebration on the 10th day.

  7. Navratri is a significant Hindu festival which is observed for 9 nights and 10 days. During Navratri, nine forms of Goddess Durga are worshipped. As per Mahakala Samhita, there are four Navratri in Hindu calendar. Sharad Navratri. Chaitra Navratri. Magha Gupta Navratri. Ashadha Gupta Navratri.