Navaratri
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Navaratri is a major Hindu festival of nine nights dedicated to the worship of the Divine Mother in her various forms, celebrated with fasting, prayers, music, dance, and cultural rituals.
Observed surface forms (11)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Navratri | 6 |
| Ashadha Navaratri | 1 |
| Durga Puja | 1 |
| Dussehra | 1 |
| Magha Navaratri | 1 |
| Navaratra | 1 |
| Sharad Navaratri | 1 |
| Sharad Navratri | 1 |
| Sharada Navaratri | 1 |
| Vasant Navaratri | 1 |
| Vasant Navratri | 1 |
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu festival
ⓘ
religious observance ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Navaratri
ⓘ
surface form:
Navaratra
Navaratri ⓘ
surface form:
Navratri
|
| associatedMyth |
Durga’s battle with Mahishasura
ⓘ
Rama’s victory over Ravana ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Navaratri
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ashadha Navaratri
Navaratri self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Magha Navaratri
Navaratri self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Sharada Navaratri
Navaratri self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Vasant Navaratri
|
| centralTheme |
victory of good over evil
ⓘ
worship of Shakti ⓘ |
| culminatesIn |
Dussehra
ⓘ
Dussehra ⓘ
surface form:
Vijayadashami
|
| culturalPractice |
dance
ⓘ
drama and plays ⓘ music ⓘ |
| danceForm |
Garba dance
ⓘ
surface form:
Dandiya Raas
Garba dance ⓘ
surface form:
Garba
|
| dayWiseWorship | each day dedicated to a different form of the Goddess ⓘ |
| duration | nine consecutive nights and ten days ⓘ |
| economicImpact | increased sale of clothes, decorations, and festival goods ⓘ |
| endsOn | Dashami of bright half of Ashwin ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Sanskrit words nava (nine) and ratri (nights) ⓘ |
| familyAspect | time for family gatherings and home rituals ⓘ |
| foodPractice |
avoidance of meat and alcohol
ⓘ
consumption of sattvic food ⓘ |
| genderAspect | emphasis on feminine divine energy ⓘ |
| hasNineFormsOfGoddess | Navadurga ⓘ |
| importance | one of the most important Hindu festivals ⓘ |
| lunarCalendar | Hindu lunisolar calendar ⓘ |
| majorForm |
Navaratri
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Sharad Navaratri
|
| meaningOfName | nine nights ⓘ |
| month | Ashwin ⓘ |
| musicType |
bhajans
ⓘ
devotional songs ⓘ kirtans ⓘ |
| numberOfNights | 9 ⓘ |
| observanceType | fasting and feasting period ⓘ |
| observedIn |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh
Hindu diaspora ⓘ India ⓘ Nepal ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| primaryDeity |
Devi
ⓘ
surface form:
Divine Mother
Devi ⓘ
surface form:
Durga
Devi ⓘ
surface form:
Lakshmi
Saraswati ⓘ |
| publicCelebration |
community gatherings
ⓘ
pandals and temporary shrines ⓘ processions ⓘ |
| regionalForm |
Ayudha Puja in South India
ⓘ
Bathukamma in Telangana ⓘ Bommai Golu in Tamil Nadu ⓘ Durga Puja in West Bengal ⓘ Golu doll display in South India ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| ritual |
daily prayers
ⓘ
fasting ⓘ lighting of lamps ⓘ offering of flowers and food ⓘ recitation of scriptures ⓘ |
| season | autumn ⓘ |
| startsOn | Pratipada of bright half of Ashwin ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
devotion to the Divine Mother
ⓘ
inner strength ⓘ spiritual purification ⓘ |
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Navaratra
this entity surface form:
Navratri
this entity surface form:
Sharada Navaratri
this entity surface form:
Vasant Navaratri
this entity surface form:
Magha Navaratri
this entity surface form:
Ashadha Navaratri
this entity surface form:
Navratri
this entity surface form:
Navratri
this entity surface form:
Dussehra
subject surface form:
Northern India
this entity surface form:
Navratri
this entity surface form:
Vasant Navratri
this entity surface form:
Sharad Navaratri
this entity surface form:
Navratri
this entity surface form:
Sharad Navratri
this entity surface form:
Navratri
this entity surface form:
Durga Puja