Tag: Navratri

Navratri 2018: Worship the Nav Durga A celebration of Kali, Lakshmi and Saraswati

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 2018 begins on October […]

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 […]

Vedic astrology for October, 2014

Like the leaves of fall shedding and changing colors, Jyotish or Vedic astrology for October, 2014 brings with it a preparation for our own transformation.  Most notably we will have two eclipses in October.  The total lunar eclipse will be on the full Moon October 8 and visible in most parts of the world.  The […]

Navratri 2014

According to the Vedic calendar, immediately following Pitru Paksha comes a much more joyous celebration. Today  marks the beginning of the month of Ashwina in Vedic astrology and the first of nine nights of the Indian holiday of Navratri 2014 (also spelled Navaratri).  Navratri marks nine nights of celebrating the goddesses Kali, Lakshmi, and Saraswati. Vedic […]

Navratri Festival 2013

In the Vedic calendar, immediately following Pitru Paksha, the time for honoring our ancestors, comes a much more joyous celebration. Tomorrow (October 5, 2013)  marks the beginning of the month of Ashwina in Vedic astrology and the first of nine nights of the Indian holiday of Navratri (also spelled Navaratri). The prefix nav- means nine and the […]

Navratri Festival Commences October 15 (or 16), 2012

In the Vedic calendar, immediately following Pitru Paksha, the time for honoring our ancestors, comes a much more joyous celebration. Tonight (October 15, 2012)  marks the beginning of the month of Ashwina in Vedic astrology and the first of nine nights of the Indian holiday of Navratri (also spelled Navaratri). The prefix nav means nine and raat […]

Happy Navaratri 2011!

Following Pitru Paksha, the time for honoring our ancestors comes a much more joyous celebration. Tonight marks the first of nine nights of the Indian holiday of Navaratri (also spelled Navratri). Navaratri marks nine days of celebrating the goddesses Durga, Lakshmi, and Sarasvati. It is time of celebration, dance, feast, and devotion. Friends and families […]

Nine Nights of the Goddess

Tonight is the ninth evening of the Indian holiday of Navaratri (also spelled Navratri). Navaratri marks nine days of celebrating the goddesses Durga, Lakshmi, and Saraswati. It is time of celebration, dance, feast, and devotion. Friends and families get together to commemorate these nine nights. They attend large dances, called garbas, where they dance to […]