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Best Wishes on Sharada Navaratri
September 21, 2017 4:45 PM
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May Goddess Durga rid you of all the problems in life. This Navratri onwards, may there only be happiness in your life. Wishing you a happy Navratri. Wishing you plenty of peace and prosperity on the joyous occasion of Navratri. 


Navratri in sanskrit translates to a period of "Nine Nights" is a multi-day Hindu festival celebrated in the autumn every year and observed for different reasons and celebrated differently in various parts of the Indian subcontinent. Theoretically, there are four seasonal Navratri- Sharada Navaratri, Vasanta Navaratri, Magha Navaratri and Ashada Navaratri.


But Sharada Navaratri near autumn equinox in the month of September-October is the most celebrated and regarded in India, and the Vasanta Navaratri near spring equinox in the March-April is next most significant out of the four.


Sharada Navaratri which is celebrated near autumn equinox (September-October) begins on the 23rd of September 2017. 


September 21 (Day One of Navratri) - is dedicated to the Goddess 'Shailputri', the daughter of the Himalayas who is a form of Shakti, the companion of Lord Shiva.


September 22 (Day Two of Navratri)- is dedicated to the Goddess 'Brahmacharini', which means 'Tapa' or penace and is also a form of Mata Shakti.


September 23 (Day Three of Navratri) - is dedicated to the goddess 'Chandraghanta', the symbolic representation of beauty and bravery.


September 24 (Day Four of Navratri) - is dedicated to the goddess 'Kushmanda', the creator of the entire Universe.


September 25 (Day Five of Navratri) - is dedicated to the Goddess 'Skand Mata', the mother of the chief warrior of the Gods army, the Skanda.


September 26 (Day Six of Navratri) - is dedicated to the goddess 'Katyayani' with three eyes and four hands.


September 27 (Day Seven of Navratri) - is dedicated to the Goddess 'Kalratri', meant to make the devotees fearless.


September 28 (Day Eight of Navratri) -  is dedicated to the Mata Rani or 'Maha Gauri' representing calmness and exhibits wisdom.


September 29 (Day Nine of Navratri) - is dedicated to Durga also referred as 'Siddhidatri', who is believed to have all the eight siddhis and is worshipped by all the Rishis and Yogis.


We, at Raunka, wish all our viewers "नवरात्री की हार्डिक शुभकमनाये!"

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