ESSENCE OF NAVRATRI

2. “ORIGIN AND CULTURAL
RELEVANCE OF NAVRATRI”

5. North India

7. Another Legend –
Ram and Ravana
It goes that Lord Rama worshipped Goddess
Durga in nine aspects, for nine days, in order to
gather the strength and power to kill Ravana. He
wanted to release Sita from the clutches of
powerful demon king Ravana, who had
abducted her. Those nine nights became to be
known as Navratri and the tenth day, on which
Lord Rama killed Ravana, came to be called
Vijayadashmi or Dusshera, signifying Rama's
(good) triumph over Ravana (evil)

8. Nine Days of Navratri
On the initial three days, the Goddess is
invoked as the supreme powerful force
called Durga. Goddess Durga is meant to
all our contaminations, evils and defects.
On the next three days, she is worshipped
as the mother of spiritual wealth, Goddess
Lakshmi, She is the one who is considered
to have the power of showering on her
devotees with the blessings of never-
ending wealth. In the final set of three
days, the Goddess is worshipped as the
goddess of wisdom, Saraswati.

10. Significance of Navratri
•The First Three Days of Navratri
The person approaches
Goddess Lakshmi, to acquire
all the materialistic, spiritual
wealth and prosperity.
Each day is dedicated to a
different appearance of Durga.
Kumari, which signifies the girl
child
Dedicated to worshipping
Saraswati, the goddess of art
and knowledge
•Fourth to Sixth Days of Navratri
•Seventh and Eighth Day of Navratri
Kanya puja is performed to
worship nine young girls,
who have not yet reached
the stage of puberty
•Ninth Day of Navratri

12. NAVARATRI CELEBRATION IN
DIFFERENT AREA