Navaratri

[Bydo 20,191]

enjoy

  Navaratri

Navaratri is a nine day festival that celebrates the Mother Goddess in all her manifestations, including Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati. Worship and fasting take place in the daytime, while the nights are reserved for feasting and dancing. The festival culminates with Dussehra, the victory of good over evil, on the tenth day. In Delhi, the feature of Navaratri celebrations are the Ramlila plays that take place all over the city. The festival is celebrated as Golu, with the display of dolls, in south India.

• When: October 13-21, 2015.
• Where: All across India, but particularly in Gujarat, Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Varanasi, and Mysore.

One of the most celebrated Hindu festivals, Navratri, is set to begin Tuesday. The celebration, which literally translates as "nine nights,” is dedicated to the Hindu goddess Durga. She represents purity and power in Hindu belief and long ago was reportedly associated with the fertility of earth, which feeds us, its children. The festival also symbolizes the triumph of good over evil, as in Hindu mythology, Durga famously destroyed the demon Mahishasura after a battle that lasted nine nights.

The 10 days and 9 nights of Nevratri are filled with ritualistic chanting, prayers, fasting and celebration. In some places in India, festivities include traditional dance and music, and by some customs last late into the evening, and sometimes entire nights. Farmers sow their seeds and thank Durga for her blessings, asking for a healthy crop as women plant nine different types of grain in small containers and offer the saplings to the goddess. The time of Navratri is meant for introspection and purification.

Hindu devotees perform garba, a traditional folk dance, during the celebrations to mark the Navratri festival at Surat in the western Indian state of Gujarat, Oct. 2, 2014.  Amit Dave/Reuters

Hinduism is the only religion in the world that celebrates the motherhood of God, according to the BBC. The largest and most elaborate celebrations happen in Bengal, where Indians worship massive idols of Durga. Women often go shopping for new clothes, as the time is considered ideal for buying gold or jewelry. Practices, however, vary by region.

The 10th day of the festival marks the end of the fight between Durga and the demon, and is a celebration of her success. After the nine days of worship, images of the goddess are paraded through the streets. The celebration occurs twice a year, once at the start of summer and once at the start of winter.

 

 

 

 

 

According to About Religion, there are some perks to celebrating the nine days: “She will bestow on you wealth, auspiciousness, prosperity, knowledge and other potent powers to cross every hurdle of life. Remember, everyone in this world worships power, i.e., Durga, because there is no one who does not love and long for power in some form or the other.”

Edited October 14, 2015 by frozen_heart

[falcosenna1 8,320]

That picture looks amazing! Awesome!

[sahl_super 157]

But Muslims font make holi I guess

[sahl_super 157]

Anyways I know it's good :D

[hhgb 2,655]

What a great day to choke on Soylent green, and many other paint colours!

[Darren4Turbo 4,913]

woo... I think this a nice festival, I have never knew about it but it sounds really interesting :D.

[GoldRock 6,165]

You've got your Hindu festivals slightly mixed up - Navratri (literally meaning the 'Nine Nights') has just started today, and will culminate with Dussehra (literally meaning the 'Tenth Day') on 22nd October. These festivals together symbolise and celebrate the victory of good over evil, of light over dark.

Holi (the 'Festival of Colours'), however, is held in the spring - sometime in March. That's when those colourful pictures would've been taken, not at this time of year!

 

Note that the dates for all Hindu festivals change each year, as the festivals are held according to the lunar calendar rather than the solar calendar (Gregorian) that we use on a daily basis.

Edited October 13, 2015 by GoldRock

[fbihi 5]

That looks like fun!!!! I guess the color run is the equivalent for us Americans (?)

http://thecolorrun.com/

[NatchGa 665]

That looks like fun!!!! I guess the color run is the equivalent for us Americans (?)

http://thecolorrun.com/

your in that one kik group XD

 

anyways the color run is for a completely different cause XD like gay rights, livelihood, and suicide prevention. 

but in how there both "done" yeah i guess there similar 

[Maf 32,326]

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[Rayyan 3,415]

You've got your Hindu festivals slightly mixed up - Navratri (literally meaning the 'Nine Nights') has just started today, and will culminate with Dussehra (literally meaning the 'Tenth Day') on 22nd October. These festivals together symbolise and celebrate the victory of good over evil, of light over dark.

 

Holi (the 'Festival of Colours'), however, is held in the spring - sometime in March. That's when those colourful pictures would've been taken, not at this time of year!

 

Note that the dates for all Hindu festivals change each year, as the festivals are held according to the lunar calendar rather than the solar calendar (Gregorian) that we use on a daily basis.

Looks like... are you an Indian?

[hhgb 2,655]

Looks like... are you an Indian?

Native American.

[GoldRock 6,165]

Looks like... are you an Indian?

My parents are both Indian, though I was born and live in the UK.

Edited October 14, 2015 by GoldRock

[Rayyan 3,415]

My parents are both Indian, though I was born and live in the UK.

oh....

[drazeruzumaki 5,021]

hey wait this festival is not so good :angry:

because of this i have to eat junk food all the time and btw bydolord u posted this because i said its navratri in congrulatory post?

[Bydo 20,191]

hey wait this festival is not so good :angry:

because of this i have to eat junk food all the time and btw bydolord u posted this because i said its navratri in congrulatory post?

yup yup yup ... and there is nothing wrong with junk foods there are some out there that are healthy for u , but are classified as junk foods and yea a mom saying this what is this world coming too..

[drazeruzumaki 5,021]

yup yup yup ... and there is nothing wrong with junk foods there are some out there that are healthy for u , but are classified as junk foods and yea a mom saying this what is this world coming too..

:P  :P

[HichigoShiiro 4,378]

You've got your Hindu festivals slightly mixed up - Navratri (literally meaning the 'Nine Nights') has just started today, and will culminate with Dussehra (literally meaning the 'Tenth Day') on 22nd October. These festivals together symbolise and celebrate the victory of good over evil, of light over dark.

 

Holi (the 'Festival of Colours'), however, is held in the spring - sometime in March. That's when those colourful pictures would've been taken, not at this time of year!

 

Note that the dates for all Hindu festivals change each year, as the festivals are held according to the lunar calendar rather than the solar calendar (Gregorian) that we use on a daily basis.

This ^

 

 

My family celebrates this  ^_^  

[newrohan 1,040]

Whoa! You are Indian? Never knew that!

[drazeruzumaki 5,021]

My family celebrates this  ^_^  

ur indian? :huh:  :huh:

[dilsharox 2,395]

Nice

[HichigoShiiro 4,378]

ur indian? :huh:  :huh:

Well, same story as GoldRock pretty much. 

[applications 993]

good

[Zenyth 6,494]

I'm Hindu and Happy Navratri and Dussehra to all Hindus out there!!

[TriNitroToIuene 4,765]

Nice of you to create this topic, bydo, this is a major festival for Indians like us. Also note that the tenth day involves burning of effigies of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna.

 

Can't wait to set up the golu :D