Navaratri is a nine-night festival in which Shakti is revered in nine different forms which personify different manifestations of Shakti in general and of feminine power in particular.
This festival is celebrated twice a year, once during Chaitra month (March-April) called ‘Chaitra Navaratri’ and once during Ashwin month (September-October) called ‘Shardiya Navaratri’. A story from Ramayana mentions that the Shardiya Navratri during Ashwin month is celebrated because Shree Ram woke up Maa Shakti from her sleep to get her blessings before waging the war against Ravan. Thus in Bengali, this Navaratri is also known as ‘Akal Bodhon’ which literally means ‘untimely awakening’. Another tale from ‘Devi Puran’ says that Maa Shakti killed an asura (demon) named ‘Durgasura’ during this time. Hence she was named as Durga.
Know MoreNavratri will start form Sunday, 29 September, 2019 to Monday, 7 October, 2019
