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Navratri Colours 2011

Navaratri festival start on the first day of Ashwina of the bright fortnight, Navaratri is 9 night festival. The dates of the festival are firm according to the lunar calendar. Entire India, Navaratri celebration of Goddess Durga, the symbol of God in form of Shakti.

Navaratri celebration is not similar throughout India. This festival is celebrate different way in all over the India. People from different sections of the society irrespective of caste and faith celebrate this festival by visiting temples and offering pujas at the Mother's feet.

Navratri Festival

This festival symbolises strength and wealth, and is celebrated in a very customary way. In some places particular puja samarohas are also held by setting the images of Mother Durga on beautifully garnish pandals. Temples devoted to Shakti also build arrangement for pujas and bratas to mark these nine days as true signs of devotion and respect towards the divine mother. Durga, the divine mother, had destroyed the evil strength during this time.

Navaratri in 2011 will start on Wednesday, the 28th of September and will continue for 9 days. The navratri festival is celebrated with right devotion and purity all over the country. This is a very exclusive hindu religious festival of dance, masti, and devotion of goddess durga. People put idol of goddess durga Which made by clay in center of ground and make decoration, they dance around the idol in a big circle, this dance is called as dandiya. Navratri festival has been well-known for its Garba dance and songs of the goddess Durga. In gujrat during the nine days of Navratri there is a custom of dress up with different colour.




During the nine days of Navratri there is a custom of wearing different colour dress – Sarees (Sari) and Churidhar – mainly in Gujarat and Maharashtra. Information on what are the Navratri 2011 colours usually appears a couple of days before in local Gujarati and Marathi newspapers. This is the latest information regarding the nine colors of Navratri in 2011.

The nine Navratri colors for 2011 are:

Pratipada - September 28, 2011 (Wednesday) - Blue

Dwitiya/Tritiya - September 29 (Thursday) - Yellow

Chaturthi - September 30 (Friday) - Green
Panchami - October 1 (Saturday) - Grey
Sashti - October 2 (Sunday) - Orange
Saptami - October 3 (Monday) - White
Ashtami - October 4 (Tuesday) - Red
Navami - October 5 (Wednesday) - Purple

Navratri Dresses

'Nav' means 'nine' and 'ratri' means 'night'. Thus, 'Navratri' means 'nine nights'. There are many legends attached to the conception of Navratri like all Indian festivals. All of them are related to Goddess Shakti (Hindu Mother Goddess) and her various forms. It is one of the most celebrated festivals of Hindu calendar, it holds special significance for Gujratis and Bengalis and one can see it in the zeal and fervor of the people with which they indulge in the festive activities of the season. Dandiya and Garba Rass are the highlights of the festival in Gujarat, while farmer sow seeds and thank the Goddess for her blessings and pray for better yield. In older times, Navratri was associated with the fertility of Mother Earth who feed us as her children.

The first three days of Navratri are dedicated to Goddess Durga (Warrior Goddess) dressed in red and mounted on a lion. Her various incarnations - Kumari, Parvati and Kali - are worshipped during these days. They represent the three different classes of womanhood that include the child, the young girl and the mature woman. Next three days are dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi (Goddess of Wealth and Prosperity), dressed in gold and mounted on an owl and finally, last three are dedicated to Goddess Saraswati (Goddess Of Knowledge), dressed in milky white and mounted on a pure white swan. Sweetmeats are prepared for the celebrations. Children and adults dress up in new bright-colored dresses for the night performances.

In some communities, people undergo rigorous fasts during this season that lasts for the nine days of Navratri. The festival culminates on Mahanavami. On this day, Kanya Puja is performed. Nine young girls representing the nine forms of Goddess Durga are worshiped. Their feet are washed as a mark of respect for the Goddess and then they are offered new clothes as gifts by the worshiper. This ritual is performed in most parts of the country. With commercialization, the festival has moved on to be a social festival rather than merely a religious one. However, nothing dampens the spirit of the devout followers of Goddess Durga, as they sing devotional songs and indulge in the celebrations of Navratri, year by year..

Navaratri Festival 2011

Chaitra Navratri or Vasant Navratri: April 4, 2011 to April 12, 2011
Sharad Navratri: September 28, 2011 to October 5, 2011

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