Guest guest Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 The Spring Season in India means all the important festivals are being celebrated all over and in fact everyday is a festival. The most important festival of all has to be Navaratri celebrated during the Spring season called VASANTHA NAVARATRI which commences on the holi day of Hindu New year which falls on March 16 this year and Vikruthi Hindu new year starts which is also called UGADI in Telugu, & Kannada, Gudipadava in Maharashtra and with different names all over the country. Vasantha Navaratri finishes on the most auspicious day of Sri Rama Navami on March 24th. Vasant Navratri, also known as Vasant Navratras and Ram Navaratri, is the festival of nine nights dedicated to Hindu Goddess Durga, Goddess Lakshmi and Goddess Saraswati. This Navaratri is also known as Chaitra Navratras or Spring Navratri as it is observed during the Hindu month of Chaitra (March – April). In 2010, Vasant Navratri begins (date) on March 16 and ends on March 24. Most Hindus associate Navrathri with the celebrations that take place in the Hindu lunar month of Ashwni (September – October). But there are four Navratris in a traditional Hindu year. The second most famous Navratri is celebrated in the lunar month of Chaitra (March – April) and ends with Ram Navami. The other two Navratris are known as Gupt Navratri and Magh Navratri. The Vasant or Spring Navratri is more famous in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand (Uttaranchal), Punjab and Haryana and other North Indian states. Vasant Navratri is held during the beginning of summer. It is a time of thanksgiving to Mother Nature – who protects and sustains us. The Vasant Navratra also coincides with Ram Navami, which falls on the ninth day of Chaitra month. Due to this the Navratri in March is also known as Ram Navratri. The history of Vasantha Navaratri is also very interesting and please click the link below to read more about this http://hinduism.about.com/od/festivalsholidays/a/vasantnavaratri.htm?nl=1 Om Sai Ram Your Mail works best with the New Optimized IE8. Get it NOW!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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