Navratri is a 9-night Hindu festival dedicated to the worship of three main goddesses - Durga, Lakshmi, and Saraswati. Each night honors a different manifestation of the goddess. Durga is worshipped on the first 3 nights as Kumari, Parvati, and Kali. Lakshmi is worshipped on nights 4-6 as the goddess of peace, plenty and bliss. Saraswati is worshipped on the final 3 nights as the goddess of knowledge. The festival is celebrated uniquely across India and abroad through devotional songs, prayers and cultural programs, most notably Garba and Dandiya Raas dances in Gujarat.

1. Navratri and the Nine Durga Goddesses

15. Kumari, the virgin young girl

16. Parvati: Auspicious wife/mother

19. Maa Saraswati Saraswati is the goddess of knowledge. Not just the knowledge of how to earn a living, but how to "live" as well. She is the goddess of the spiritual knowledge and the knowledge that frees us from this bind of Samsara. She is worshipped during the final three days of the Navratri.

23. with the world renowned Garba or Dandiya Raas in the state of Gujarat.

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