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😊 Happy Navaratri to you and your family.

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Navaratri  is a  Hindu festival  that spans nine nights (and ten days) and is celebrated every year in the autumn. It is observed for different reasons and celebrated differently in various parts of the  Indian cultural sphere .  Theoretically, there are four seasonal  Navaratri . However, in practice, it is the post-monsoon autumn festival called Sharada Navaratri that is the most observed in the honor of the divine feminine  Devi  ( Durga ). The festival is celebrated in the bright half of the Hindu calendar month  Ashvin , which typically falls in the Gregorian months of September and October. Significance of Navratri The festival is associated with the prominent battle that took place between Durga and demon the  Mahishasura  and celebrates the victory of good over evil.  These nine days are solely dedicated to Durga and her eight avatars – the  Navadurga .  Each day is associated with an incarnation of the goddes...