All you want to know about ‘9 nights’ symbolizes the victory of positivity over negativity.

Shardiya Navratri: Significance, records, legend, and all you want to know
Navratri literally manner ‘9 nights’ in Sanskrit, symbolizes the victory of positivity over negativity. During this nine-day festival, 9 specific manifestations of the Goddess is worshipped. The nine goddess are Shailaputri, Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta, Kushmanda, Skanda Mata, Katyayani, Kalaratri, Mahagauri, and Siddhidatri. Each goddess has her governing planet, mantra, mount, and iconography. There are four Navratri in a year – Chaitra Navratri, Sharad Navratri, Magha Gupta Navratri and Ashadha Gupta Navratri. Out of which Sharad and Chaitra Navratri is celebrated widely.

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Sharad Navratri is celebrated in the month of Ashwin for the duration of Sharad Ritu and is likewise known as for as Maha Navratri. The 9-day festival starts and culminates Dashera or Vijaya Dashmi will be celebrated after that.There is a subculture accompanied mainly in Maharashtra and Gujarat, in which ladies adorn themselves with nine exclusive colors allotted to each day of Navratri. Each day is dominated via one planet i.E. Navgraha and as a consequence, the colors are assigned.

Legend

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According to the legend in North India, Mahishasura, the mighty demon, worshipped Lord Shiva and got the power of eternity. As in keeping with the boon, he became immortal and soon he started out killing innocent humans at the Earth and decided to win all of the 3 lokas. The gods approached Lord Shiva and requested him for the assist. To get rid of the demon, the Trinity of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva united their powers and gave the start to a divine female warrior, known as Goddess Durga.
When Mahishasura saw Goddess Durga he turned into mesmerized by way of her splendor. He approached her with the purpose of marriage. Durga agreed but with a condition that ‘He has to win over her in a war’. The struggle continued for nine nights and at last, she beheaded Mahishasura. Since then those 9-nights are celebrated.

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