Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Navratri

Navratri (Sanskrit: नवरात्रि, Bengali: নবরাত্রি, Kannada:ನವರಾತ್ರಿ) is a Hindu festival of worship and dance. The word Navaratri literally means nine nights in Sanskrit; Nava meaning Nine and Ratri meaning nights. During these nine nights and ten days, nine forms of Shakti/Devi i.e. female divinity are worshipped.

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