Navratri (All Over India)
Navratri is the longest Hindu festival that continues for nine consecutive nights in praise of Lord Rama. Continuous chanting from the great epic Ramayana, along with evening performance from the episodes of his life, is held for nine days. It is a combination of many concepts . It is believed that Durga, the Goddess of power and vitality, has nine forms called Navadurga and on each day of the nine days, she takes a new form, with an arsenal of weapons, to ride a lion and fight the demon Mahishasura. Vijyadashmi or Dussehra, the 10th day is celebrated with feasting and rejoicing as her day of victory. Lord Rama is said to have worshipped the Goddess, seeking her blessing in order to overpower the evil force of Ravana, the abductor of his beloved Sita. The most joyous celebration of Navratri is seen in Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil nadu and Bengal. Every night people gather in courtyards to dance t he dandiya raas and garba, a community dance in which men and women dressed in festive clothes, dance in pairs with dandiyas or painted wooden sticks.
posted by TILAK @ 8:09 PM
1 Comments:
jai mata di, hello, you give us good knowledge of navratri festival.thanks for sharing it
Post a Comment
Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]
<< Home