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Showing posts with label festival of navratri. Show all posts
Showing posts with label festival of navratri. Show all posts

Monday, September 22, 2008

Festivals,Goddess Durga


Navratri, the festival of nights, lasts for 9 days with three days each devoted to worship of Ma Durga, the Goddess of Valor, Ma Lakshmi, the Goddess of Wealth and Ma Saraswati, the Goddess of Knowledge. During the nine days of Navratri, feasting and fasting take precedence over all normal daily activities amongst the Hindus. Evenings give rise to the religious dances in order to worhip Goddess Durga Maa.Read More>>>

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