Garba Festival

Sept 2008
Navratri is a Hindu Festival of worship and dance. The word Navaratri literally means nine nights in Sanskrit; Nava meaning Nine and Ratri meaning nights. During these nine nights and ten days, nine forms of Shakt/Devi i.e. female divinity are worshipped.

Navratri 2008 has just over from 30th September till 8th Oct, a 9 nights and 10 days celeberation. An energetic crazy 4 hours non stop dancing followed by a team of live singers from 10pm till 2am morning for the period.

Garba Festival In Gujarat India, is the State of Gujarat most popular public dance festival. To succeed this 9 days celeberation, Gujarat’s Garba dancers are busy with teaching the latest and even ethnic Navratri skills. Indian Public die hard fans of Navrati Festival is called "Garba. Most of the people learn Garba for one to two months before Navratri.









Navratri Greeting Cards, Navratri Greeting SMS;
May the festival of lights be the harbinger of joy and prosperity.
As the holy occasion of Navratri is here and the atmosphere is filled with the spirit of mirth and love, here's hoping this festival of beauty brings your way, bright sparkles of contentment, that stay with you through the days ahead.





Best wishes on Navratri.
Fortunate is the one who has learned to admire, but not to envy.

Good Wishes for a joyous Navratri.
May This Navratri be as bright as ever.
May this Navratri bring joy, health and wealth to you.
May the festival of lights brighten up you and your near and dear ones lives.
May this Navratri bring in you the most brightest and choicest happiness and love you have ever wished for.
May this Navratri bring you the utmost in peace and prosperity.
May lights triumph over darkness.
May peace transcend the earth.
May the spirit of light illuminate the world.
May the light that we celebrate at Navratri show the way and lead all together on the path of peace and social harmony.

Rituals
During Navratri, some devotees of Durga observe a fast and prayers are offered for the protection of health and prosperity. A period of introspection and purification, Navratri is traditionally an auspicious and religious time for starting new ventures. During this vowed religious observance, a pot is installed (ghatasthapana) at a sanctified place at home. A lamp is kept lit in the pot for nine days. The pot symbolizes the universe. The uninterrupted lit lamp is the medium through which we worship the effulgent Adishakti, i.e. Sree Durgadevi. During Navratri, the principle of Sree Durgadevi is more active in the atmosphere. Navratri is celebrated in a large number of Indian communities. The mother goddess is said to appear in 9 forms, and each one is worshipped for a day. These nine forms signify various traits that the goddess influences us with. The Devi Mahatmya and other texts invoking the Goddess who vanquished demons are cited..