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[6] [7] [8] Hindu devotees often celebrate Navaratri by fasting. On the final day, called Vijayadashami , the statues are either immersed in a water body such as a river or ocean , or the statue symbolising the evil is burnt with fireworks, marking the destruction of evil.
Kanyā Pūjā or Kumārī Pūjā, is a Hindu holy ritual, carried out especially on the Ashtami (eighth day) and Navami (ninth day) of the Navaratri festival. [1] The ceremony primarily involves the worship of nine girls, representing the nine forms of Goddess Durga (). [2]
He set rules on how to celebrate the Navaratri with devotion and grandeur. After a gala nine days of durbar , the Maharaja performs a puja in a temple in the palace precincts, which is followed by a grand procession through the main thoroughfares of the Mysore city to the Bannimantap on a caparisoned elephant.
The Gondi people instead celebrate Ravana by carrying an image of him riding an elephant and singing praises to him, as they consider Ravana as their ancestor and one of their gods. [39] [40] In Goa, this festival is locally known as Dasro in Konkani. It marks Durga's victory over the demon Mahishasura.
Durga Ashtami or Maha Ashtami is the eighth day of the Navaratri festival celebrated by Hindus in veneration of the goddess Durga.In Eastern India, Durga Ashatmi is also one of the most auspicious days of the five days-long Durga Puja festival. [1]
Mysore Dasara is the state festival in the state of Karnataka in India.It is a 10-day festival, starting with nine nights called Navaratri and the last day being Vijayadashami.
Garba is a Gujarati folk dance celebrated in Navratri, a celebration lasting nine nights. Garba songs typically revolve around the subjects of the nine goddesses. Garba styles vary from place to place in Gujarat.
Vasant Navratri: First nine days of the Chaitra month (Hindu calendar) Navratri is the Hindu festival of worship and dance. In Sanskrit the term literally means "nine nights". During this festival the forms of Shakti are worshipped, and effigies are burned. During these nine days, devotees fasts to devote their worship for shakti.