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- Holiday.holiday_name
- Navaratri
- Holiday.type
- Hindu
- Holiday.image
- File:Shardiya Navratri Festival in Pune 2020.jpg
- Holiday.caption
- Murti of Durga upon a tiger during Navaratri, Pune
- Holiday.observedby
- Hindus
- Holiday.date
- multi-day
- Holiday.frequency
- Annual
- Holiday.celebrations
- 9 nights
- Holiday.significance
- Honors the nine forms of Goddess Durga, known as Navadurga
- Holiday.observances
- Socio-cultural programmes Prayer Fasting Puja Pandal visiting Idol immersion Bonfire prayers are offered to goddess Durga and Parvati
- Holiday.relatedto
- Durga Ashtami, Navami, Vijayadashami, Dashain, Durga Puja, Garba, Vidyarambham, Sanjhi, Golu (festival), Bathukamma, Ramlila, Mohani
- Holiday.duration
- 9 nights
- Holiday.date2025
- Vasanta: 30 March (Sun) – 7 April (Mon) Sharada: 22 September (Mon) – 2 October (Thurs)
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- Durga Ashtami
- Country
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Article
45 sectionsContents
- Etymology and nomenclature
- Dates and celebrations
- Celebrations
- Dates of four Navratris:
- Sharada Navaratri (autumn/most popular)
- Chaitra Navaratri (spring)
- Magha Navaratri/secret Navratri (January–February)
- Ashada Navaratri /secret Navratri (June–July)
- Cuisine
- Nine forms of Durga
- Day 1 – Shailaputri
- Day 2 – Brahmacharini
- Day 3 – Chandraghanta
- Day 4 – Kushmanda
- Day 5 – Skandamata
- Day 6 – Katyayani
- Day 7 – Kalaratri
- Day 8 – Mahagauri
- Day 9 – Siddhidatri
- Day 10 – Dussehra or Vijayadashami
- Regional practices
- Bengal, Assam, and Odisha
- Bihar, Jharkhand, and Purvanchal
- Uttar Pradesh
- Punjab and Haryana
- Kashmir
- Gujarat
- Maharashtra
- Goa and the Konkan
- Karnataka
- Kerala
- Tamil Nadu
- Telangana and Andhra Pradesh
- Nepal
- Textual mentions
- Animal sacrifice
- Outside Indian subcontinent
- Other religions
- Scenes from different places
- jabalpur, M.P
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
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Navaratri () is an annual Hindu festival observed in honor of the goddess Durga, an aspect of Adi Parashakti, the supreme goddess. It spans over nine nights, first in the month of Chaitra (March/April of the Gregorian calendar), and again in the month of Ashvin (September–October). It is observed for different reasons and celebrated differently in various parts of the Hindu - Indian cultural sphere. Theoretically, there are four seasonal Navaratris. However, in practice, it is the post-monsoon autumn festival called Sharada Navaratri. There are also two additional Navaratris as well, in Shukla Paksha of the Magha Month (Magha Gupta Navaratri) and another in the Shukla Paksha of Ashadha Month.