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September to December is the season of celebrations. The festive mood engulfs all, irrespective of religion or belief. India, being a land of diverse cultures, each state celebrates the festive season differently. Hyderabad, which houses people from all Indian states, is a melting pot of these cultures. The city is tinged with devotion, color and enthusiasm in the last quarter of the year. The season begins in September with Ganesh Chaturthi and Id-ul-Fitr. The festivities reach a peak with Dasara/Navratri, followed by the eagerly-awaited and hugely popular festival of lights, Diwali, and culminate in Christmas and the New Year.

India is a country with many traditions and cultures, different backgrounds, religions, and

festivals. Behind every festival in India, there is a great historical background and meaning. 

Among many such colourful festivals, Navratri is a very important Hindu festival

celebrated all over the country. 

Navratri means the victory of good over evil. Navratri festival is dedicated to the Goddess Shakti and her divine powers.Many of us do not know that Navratri is observed during four different periods of the year, namely the Vasanta Navratri, Ashad Navratri; Sharad Navratri as well as Pausha Navratri’. Navratri Festival is the celebration of the victory of Good over Evil and that is a reason that one single festival is celebrated over nine days. The mother divine is awakened over this period so that she enhances the positivity in us and eradicate negativity in us.

On the first day of Navratri, Goddess Shailputri is worshiped. On the second day and third day Goddess Brahmacharin and Goddess Chandraghanta are worshipped. On the fourth and fifth day Goddess Kushmandas and Goddess Skanda Mata are worshipped. Sixth day Goddess Katyani is worshipped. Goddess Kalratri and Goddess Maha Gauri are worshipped on day seventh and eight respectively. The ninth and tenth day Goddess Siddhidatri and Saraswati are worshipped. The festival of Navratri continues for nine days and is followed by Vijay Dashami (also Dussehra) festival on the 10th day.

According to Hindu mythology, there are a couple of popular stories associated. 
One amongst them is the story of “slaying of demon Mahishasura”.

The trinity Brahma, Vishnu;Maheshwara,gave a boon to Mahishasura- the buffalo demon,”to get protected him from any man in the world.Empowered by this boon,mahishasura set out to conquer the world, heaven and the world, and brought about the defeat of the king of deities, Indra. At the pleading of Indra, the king of the Gods, LordsBrahma, Vishnu and Shiva created Devi Durga, by combining their own divine powers(Shakti). Endowed with the trinity  Shakti, Durga proved to be a formidable opponent who fought against Mahishasura for nine days, beheading him on the tent day. The nine nights known as Navratri, symbolize the nine days of battle between Devi Durga and Mahishasura, while the tenth day, which is Vijayadashami-literally means the victorious tenth day of conquest of good over evil.

Each festival or celebration comes with its own unique customs, rituals and culinary delights. It is not an exaggeration to say that every festival is celebrated with equal fervor and exuberance. This is definitely the season to dress up like a royal and decorate your house like a palace. Sweets and savories too, taste better in the excitement of the festival.

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Navratri Festival ends with Dussehra, a festival that is celebrated to signify the victory of Lord Rama over Ravana. Thus, Navratri itself symbolises victory over evil. The statue of Ravana are burnt on this day.

 Navratri is the festival of nine nights. Let us celebrate this Navratri with complete joy and zeal.Be thankful as maa  durga   make our life bountiful! 

Happy Navratri  to everyone!