The Navratri is in many ways a celebration of celebrations. Spread over a period of nine days, this festival of celebration is dedicated to the Goddess Durga. The festival is a riot of fasts, japas and vegetarianism, with the air in and around the hoisted mandals filled with chanting of texts, all epitomizing the power of the goddess.
Navratri festival is celebrated with great fervor in Gujarat, Maharashtra and West Bengal in a different way. Dandiya Raas and Garba Raas are the dance forms which are done by the people on this occasion.
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