Legend has it that Lord Shiva granted
permission to his wife Goddess Durga for visiting her mother for nine days and
therefore had to accomplish her task in that time and demolished asura Mahisasur which is why devotees
fast on all the nine days remembering all her nine avtaars that is Sailaputri,
Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta, Kushmanda, Skanda Mata, Katyayani, Kalaratri,
Maha Gowri and Siddhidayini. Long before
the festival actual begins, the devotees start preparing various cuisines and
purchase new clothes for the auspicious festival. It is also about savoring
delicacies, dancing all nine nights.
Chaitra
Navratri
symbolizes the beginning of the Hindu New Year which marks the beginning of the
spring season. The three most significant manifestations of Goddess Shakti are
Goddess Durga, deity of power, Goddess Saraswati, deity of knowledge and
Goddess Lakshmi, deity of fortune.
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