Navaratri is a festival dedicated to the worship of the Hindu deity Durga. The word Navaratri means 'nine nights' in Sanskrit, nava meaning nine and ratri meaning nights. During these nine nights and ten days, nine forms of Devi are worshipped
Celebration of Lord Rama’s triumph over the evil King Ravana. Also celebrates the conquest by the Goddess Chamundeshwari over the demon King Mahishasura, a battle which took 10 days
Celebration in remembrance of the onset of the Protestant Reformation.
Festival honoring endings, beginnings and the dead
Honors all of the saints known and unknown
Begins at sundown on October 31st.
Day of prayer for the dead, particularly but not exclusively one’s relatives
Festival of Lights. This date is amavasya—when puja is offered to Maha Lakshmi
