my favorite festival navratari eassay
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Navratri is one of the major and important festivals, celebrated to worship the Goddess Durga. It is essentially a nine day festival where different nine forms of the DeviDurga (Goddess) are worshipped. The festival is generally celebrated two times in a year (April and October). Many people observe a fast on this auspicious festival and visit temples to seek the divine blessings. Offering prayers to the Goddess every daygives inner peace to the During the nine days, people fast in order to please the Goddess and offer prayers for the prosperity of family and business. The temples and idols of Goddess in various parts of the country are beautifully decorated. Many people either break their fast on the eighth day (Ashtami) or ninth day (Ram Navami). On both these days, Kanya Pujan (worshipping girls) is held because they symbolize the Goddess Durga. The girls are given various things to eat such as the halwa, poori, chana, coconut, sweet, money and other gift items. After the Kanya Pujan is over, people break their fast. In various places Bhandaras and Jagratas are also organized.