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New Beginnings are here with the arrival of goddess Mahadevi ( Maa Durga ) in your home. Happy Navaratri to each and every one and may goddess Durga showers her blessing in
everyone lifes. As we know every Home is incomplete with A Women, in hindu mythology Navaratri is an annual and one of the most revered Hindu festivals observed in the honour of Mother Goddess Durga.
It spans over nine nights (and ten days). Share us the pictures,videos of the place where you workship at ur Home,Office,Hotels and many more places by tagging us WoodenEdge Furniture

Learning for the day :
Navaratri is observed for different reasons and celebrated differently in various parts of the Hindu Indian cultural sphere.Sharada Navaratri is the announcement of onset of winter. Where Devi comes to the community and stays with her devotess for nine days and nine nights.
Now lets see how people celebrate it -

In East-India,West-Bengal its treat like the visit of a married daughter to her father's Home. For women and girls, she comes just as a Mother.

Whereas in North India, Navaratri is marked by the numerous Ramlila events, where episodes from the story of Rama and Ravana are enacted by teams of artists in rural and urban centers, inside temples, or in temporarily constructed stages.

Gujarat- this occasion is one of the main festivals in parts of Gujarat .The traditional celebrations include fasting for nine days in remembrance of one of nine aspects of Shakti goddess. The prayers are dedicated to a symbolic clay pot called garbo, as a remembrance of the womb of the family and universe.
Also the most visible is group dances called Garba accompanied by live orchestra, seasonal raga, or devotional songs.

In Karnataka, Navaratri is observed at home and by lighting up Hindu temples, cultural sites, and many regal processions. It is locally called Dasara and it is the state festival (Nadahabba) of Karnataka.

In Kerala, three days (Ashtami, Navami, and Vijayadashami) of Sharada Navaratri are celebrated as Sarasvati Puja in which books are worshipped.

Maharashtra-Navaratri celebrations vary across Maharashtra and the specific rites differ between regions, even if they are called the same and dedicated to the same deity. The most common celebration begins on the first day of Navaratri with Ghatasthapana, which literally means "mounting of a jar".