Tag: Navratri

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The Eighth Night of Navaratri

October 10th is the eight night of Navaratri 2024 for North America, South America, Africa and Europe. Because it’s a lunar based festival, India, Australia and New Zealand will celebrate Durgashtami on October 11th. Navratri is the nine night Indian festival honoring the many forms which the goddess Durga has taken.  Thus, the goddesses are known as NavaDurga (nine […]

Navratri 2024

Navratri 2020: Celebrate nine nights of the Goddesses

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 2020 begins on October […]