(lit., nine nights) A festival celebrating the worship of the divine Mother, Shakti, in the three forms of Durga/Kali, Lakshmi, and Saraswati. It begins with the new moon of September-October and continues for nine nights.

(nine nights), a major Hindu festival connected to the autumnal equinox, begins on the first and ends on the tenth day of the bright fortnight of Ashvina (September-October). It celebrates the goddess DURGA's (Parvati) victory over Mahishasura.

Nine-day celebration in praise of Lord Rama. The last four days are devoted to the Goddess Durga, to celebrate the victory of good over evil. Dusserah (or Vijaya Dashami), the end of Navaratri, is a festival to mark the death of the demon Ravana at the hands of Lord Rama and the parting of the Goddess Durga from her devotees. (Hinduism)