In India, Navaratri is celebrated four times a year. They are Ashada Navaratri, the Sharad Navaratri, the Maha Navaratri and the Vasantha Navaratri. Ratri means “night” and Nava means “nine”. At Navaratri (“nine nights”), the Lord in the form of the Mother Goddess is worshipped in Her various forms as Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati. Though the Goddess is one, She is represented and worshipped in three different aspects. On the first three nights of the festival, Durga is worshipped. On the following three, Lakshmi and then Saraswati Devi on the last three nights. Navratri is divided into sets of three days, each section is devoted to one of the goddesses, which symbolise an aspect of womanhood. On the first three days, we worship Kali, the goddess of honour, who destroys all of our impurities and sins. During the next three days, we worship Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth. It is believed…
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