Hindu Blog updates about the latest developments in Hinduism. In picture it's Ambaji Temple of Gujarat.Ī Life Interwoven with Gayatri – Originally written in Hindi by Yuga Rishi Shri Ram Sharma Acharya Aatma Bodha – Knowledge of Self by Adi Shankaracharya. The festival also starts the preparation for one of the most important and widely celebrated holidays, Diwali, the festival of lights, which is celebrated twenty days after the Vijayadashami or Dussehra.
The nine days are also a major crop season cultural event, such as competitive design and staging of pandals, a family visit to these pandals and the public celebration of classical and folk dances of Hindu culture. In all cases, the common theme is the battle and victory of Good over Evil based on a regionally famous epic or legend such as the Ramayana or the Devi Mahatmya.Ĭelebrations include stage decorations, recital of the legend, enacting of the story, and chanting of the scriptures of Hinduism. In the northern and western states, the festival is synonymous with. In the eastern and northeastern states of India, the Durga Puja is synonymous with Navratri, wherein goddess Durga battles and emerges victorious over the buffalo demon to help restore Dharma.
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. However, in practice, it is the post- monsoon autumn festival called Sharad Navratri that is the most observed in the honor of the divine feminine Devi (Durga). It is observed for different reasons and celebrated differently in various parts of the Indian subcontinent. Navratri celebrates either Durga or Rama victory over an evil demon, depending on the region.
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