Navratri is a festival of hindus...

Navratri - Festival of Nine Nights

Navratri is divided into nine days and devoted to the Trinity of God worshipped in a female form of Goddess Durga who exists in many forms and is the manifestation of the absolute energy that pervades the Universeto adore three different aspects of the supreme goddess or goddesses . For first three days Goddess Durga ( Goddess of valor) is worshipped, for next three days Goddess Lakshmi (Goddess of Wealth) and the last three days are devoted to Goddess Saraswati (Goddess of Knowledge and Art) . For the devout these days are the sacred for it is during these days when Goddess Durga grants blessings, removes ills and evils and ensures unproblematic life for her devotees.

Celebrating the harvest

Navratri also mark the begining of seasons change and we harvest crops which adds to the glory of these revelry. To celebrate a good harvest and to propitiate the nine planets, women also plant nine different kinds of food grain seeds in small containers during these nine days and then offer the young saplings to the goddess. During this period many people go to temples for prayers . Millions of devotees visit Kalka Mandir, Chhattarpur temple and other nearby located temples in Delhi during Navratri.

Navratri's each night is dedicated to one form of Goddess Durga.

That is every ratri of the Navratri corresponds to worship of different forms of Goddess Durga. This embraces following nine incarnations of Goddess Durga.

	Shailputri	daughter of Parvatraj Himalaya (King of the Mountain), wife of Lord Shiva and mother of Ganesha and Kartikeya
	Brahmachaarini	gives the message of pure love to the world
	Chandraghanta	establishes Justice and wears crescent moon on Her head
	KushGoddessnda	provides the basic necessities to the world
	Skand Goddess	gives the gift of differentiation of right from wrong to the world
	Kaatyayini	persistently battles against the evil and deceitful entities
	Kaalratri	killed Raktabeej ( a demon who produce a demon from every drop of blood that fell from his body. Goddess eventually licked the blood before it could reach the ground and hence conquered him)
	MahaGauri	liberates the world of evil forces
	Siddhiratri	is a treasure house of Mystic Powers (Yantra Tantra) and Knowledge (Gyaan)

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