Nine nights of worship

Agencies Published October 16, 2012

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Starting from the first day of the Navratri festival in India feasting and fasting takes over normal life for millions of Hindus. The festival started on October 16, 2012.

Navratri, the nine-day festival, is held twice a year during the spring and autumn seasons and symbolises the triumph of good over evil being celebrated with worship and dance. Devotees worship various forms of Hindu goddesses during the festival, whose name literally means nine nights. - Photos by Agencies

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Sandeep

Oct 18, 2012 03:10am

It is twice a year Sir. I know it because we do celebrate it twice a year.

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dr.motiram

Oct 17, 2012 09:09am

Its really good efforts to pay tribute to Durga mata

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sunil

Oct 17, 2012 02:42am

Awesome.....thanks dawn for the beautiful pics. Just 65 years ago, all this was an essential part of pakistani streets too.

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zahid

Oct 17, 2012 09:10am

One more story about India. What the heck is wrong with you people. Look at Indian media and see how they treat Pakistan. Enough already!

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James Shepard

Oct 16, 2012 06:20pm

Navratri is once a year and not twice.

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vinod bhojani

Oct 17, 2012 02:07pm

it is one of biggest festival..

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Akoi

Oct 17, 2012 09:32am

I love Dawn.com for its approach. See for Indian news papers like Siasat etc. All sorts of biased , pro religion stuffs written there. I just hate it.

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manish

Oct 16, 2012 03:03pm

Thanks To Dawn i cannot find such secular paper in India also

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Rafiq Khan

Oct 17, 2012 07:45am

The ancestors of almost all Pakistanis are Hindus.

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