subject: Navratri Festival: Wonderful Festival In India [print this page] India is a destination of various societies and festivals. Here you can find a variety of beliefs and festivals based to unique cultures. Indian culture is filled with celebrations. But among these celebrations, the Navratri festival is very well-known and popular. Navratri, the festival of nine nights; this means the festival of Navratri is celebrated for nine nights.
The Navratri festival is mostly celebrated by the Hindu society in an excellent way. According to Hindu religious beliefs, this navratri festival is celebrated to enjoy the nine types of Durga Mata. In fact, the celebration of Navratri is enjoyed 4 times during a year. All 4 times, the Navratri festival is regarded by several names such as Vasanta Navratri, Sharada Navratri, Gupta Navratri and Magha Navratri. Among these Sharada Navratri and Vasanta Navratri are very significant and famous with enthusiasm. The festival of Vasanta Navratri usually falls in the month of March or April. The 9th day of Vasanta Navratri is famous as Ram Navmi. It's believed that Lord Rama put their step on the earth of this day. Among all 4 navratris, the Sharada Navratri is viewed as to be the most popular festival. Sharada Navratri is also well-known as Maha Navratri as it is most significant among all. The ending of this Navratri is festival as Duesshra or Vijaydashmi.
During the festival of Navratri, the 9 types of Durga Mata are worshiped. The 9 forms of Goddess Durga are Shailaputri, Chandraghanta, Bharmacharini, Skanda Mata, Kaal Ratri, Siddhidatri, Maha Gauri, Kushmanda and Katyayani. During the celebration of Navratri, the big statues of Goddess Durga are put in pandals.
The Navratri festival is also viewed as the finest festival of Bengal people. During these 9 days of celebration, different spiritual dance performances and dramas are performed. The basic theme of these performances is relevant to Hindu legends. So Navratri is a wonderful festival of enthusiasm, passion and energy. Gujarat and Mumbai and several other big places peoples enjoy Navratri festival. These days we get tickets these places through flights; it is economical and also get cheap air tickets for domestic airfares.
