We worship the NavaDurga in the form of the goddess Shailaputri on the first night of Navratri. She rides Nandi the bull and carries a trishula, as she is associated with Lord Shiva.
Navratri 2017: Celebrate the Nava Durga
According to the Vedic calendar, immediately following Pitru Paksha comes a much more joyous celebration. That is the festival of Navratri (also spelled Navaratri). Navratri coincides with the beginning of the lunar month of Ashwina in Vedic astrology, or Jyotish. The first of nine nights of the Indian holiday of Sharad Navratri 2017 begins on September […]