Navaratri

/ nævəˈrɑːtrɪ /

noun

1. Also called: Durga Puja. an annual Hindu festival celebrated over nine days in September-October. Observed throughout India, it commemorates the slaying of demons by Rama and the goddess Durga; in some places it is dedicated to all female deities

Word History and Origins

Origin of Navaratri¹

from Sanskrit navaratri nine nights

Example Sentences

The nine-day festival of Navaratri begins next Monday and Diwali is on 24 October.

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I recently came upon a Change.org petition by Global Hindu, a California-based religious network whose Facebook page header calls Christianity a “lunatic asylum,” that demanded “the Biden-Harris campaign … issue an apology to the Global Hindu community for the desecration of Goddess Devi Durga, especially during the auspicious and sacred time of Navaratri.”

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The tweet was meant to mark the first day of Navaratri, an auspicious festival for Hindus.

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COVID-19 restrictions also are impacting how Hindus celebrate a holy nine-day period called Chaitra Navaratri that began with what for many is considered the Hindu New Year.

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Hindus around the world are in the midst of a nine-day period called Chaitra Navaratri that began with what for many is considered the Hindu New Year and will culminate with the festival of Ramanavami.

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