NAVARATRI

Navaratari means the festival of nine nights. The nine nights worship is divided into three days worship for each of the goddesses:

Durga	Godess of Shakti
Lakshmi	Godess of wealth
Sarasvati	Godess of knowledge

The tenth day is the Vijaydashmi, the day of victory over the demon Rama over the demon Ravana.

During the nine days, people observe fast and pray to the above Godesses. At night Hindu's dance around an image of Devi. The dances are called garbas. To see images of garbas click here. Devotional songs are sung accompanied by musical instruments.