Navratri, Navaratri, or Navarathri (Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, and Nepali: नवरात्रि, Bengali: নবরাত্রি, Gujarātī: નવરાત્રી, Kannada:ನವರಾತ್ರಿ, Telugu : దుర్గా నవరాత్రులు , Malayalam: നവരാത്രി, Tamil: நவராத்திரி) is a Hindu festival of worship of Shakti and dance & festivities. The word Navaratri literally means nine nights in Sanskrit, nava meaning nine and ratri meaning nights. During these nine nights and ten days, nine forms of Shakti/Devi are worshiped. It is commonly referred to as Dussehra.
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