Festivals Of India - Part 4
This article is the fourth one in the series of Festivals of India
. In this article, we discuss the festival of Navratri in western India and Durga puja in eastern India.Navratri means nine nights. It is a major festival of the Hindu religion. This festival is the celebration and worship of Goddess Maa Durga. It generally comes in the months of September or October. Each day of Navratri is dedicated to Maa Durga in a different form. During Navratri, people worship Goddess Maa Durga and dance at night for nine consecutive nights. This dance of Navratri is called as Garba.
In India, the festival is very popular in the state of Gujarat where it is celebrated with much fervor. Everyone wears the age-old traditional clothes and perform Garba and Dandia (garba played with sticks in hand) for nine nights. The reason behind celebrating Navratri is that Goddess Durga (also known as Shakti) killed the demon Mahishasura. This was a victory of the good over evil. During the nine days of Navratri, many people fast and do pooja and aarti of Mother Durga.
In eastern India, specially in the state of West Bengal, the festival is celebrated as Durga puja. Durga puja is the most famous and most important festival of the Bengalis. The streets of Kolkata come alive during Durga puja. In every nook and corner of the city, public celebrations are held with idols of Mother Durga installed in huge pandals. Lots of money and time is spent in the decoration of these pandals with lots of flowers, lights, shows, etc. Pandals compete with each other for the title of the best decorations in the city. People move around the city to visit the famous pandals and see the decorations and themes. On each of the nine days, the goddess is worshipped with puja and aarti. On the last day, the idols are taken for immersion (visarjan) in the sea or rivers.
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