Dussehra
Festival
Navratri is a festival of worship,dance and music celebrated
over a period of nine nights.It is celebrated from the
first to ninth date of Ashwin Shukla Paksha of the Hindu
Calendar for the worship of the Goddess Durga. Goddess
Durga is believed to exist in many forms like Goddess
Bhavani, Jagdamba,Mahakali etc. Devotees perform the
'devi-sthaapna' in their homes wherein they invite the
Goddess and perform 'pooja-path' for nine days.
Gujaratis perform their traditional dances 'Garba'
&'Dandiya-Raas' during Navratri. The women-folk
dance in a circle, singing 'Garbas' or traditional songs.'Dandiya-Raas'
is played with wooden sticks or 'dandiyas'. Apart from
Gujrat,Garbas are performed in other states & cities
like Mumbai. Beautifully decorated 'mandaps'are set
up for playing garba & dandiya by various cultural
societies,housing commitees & youth social groups.
Young men-women wear colourful traditional dresses and
play Garba with great enthusiasm.The mood of Navratri
is very colourful & unique.
In West Bengal, Navratri is celebrated as 'Durga-pooja'which
is the most important festival in that part of India.Celebrations
of Durga-pooja in Bengal are similar to celebration
of Ganesh Chaturthi in Maharashtra. Idols of Goddess
Durga are worshipped for nine days in beautifully decorated
'pandaals'. It is a public festival. On the tenth day,the
'Visarjan' or immersion of idols in sea waters is performed.
in various parts of India,the 'Ram-Leela' is performed
during Navratri. Ram-Leela is a stage enaction of Ramayana,
the story of Lord Rama. The day after Navratri,i.e.,tenth
day, is observed as 'Dassera' or 'Vijayadashmi'. It
marks the victory of good over evil. It is believed
that on this day, Lord Rama had killed the demon Ravana.
So, on Vijayadashmi, effigies of Ravana are burnt all
over India.
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