| Navratri
or Navratra festival
is celebrated twice in a year. Once in spring
season which is called Chaitra Navratri or Vasanth
Navratri or Spring Navratri.
For the year 2007 Chaitra Navratri Festival falls
on March 19, 2007.
Most of the people are unaware of this Navratri
celebration in the month of March because
the festival is not popular amongst the other
Indian populace due to lack in pomp and fanfare.
Although like its October counterpart this festival
is celebrated to mark the seasonal changes.
Vasanth Navratri is
celebrated at the beginning of the summer whereas
the Navratri in October marks the beginning
of the winter. Vasanth
Navratri is also known as Ram Navratri
because Ram Navami falls on the nine day of
Chaitra. This Spring
Navratri or Vasanth
Navratri festival is dedicated to Mother
Gauri or Parvati.
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