Celebration of Chaitra Navaratri
Activities
- Maha Aarti: Performed on the eighth day of Navratri, also known as Maha Ashtami
- Garba: Performed for all nine days of Navratri and Dussehra
- Food stalls: Gujarati cuisine is served
- Temporary shops: Handicrafts and other items are sold
- Play/activity zone: For children
About Chaitra Navratri
- Chaitra Navratri is a nine-day Hindu festival that celebrates the victory of good over evil
- It is also known as Vasant Navratri because it falls in the spring season
- It is celebrated in the lunar month of Chaitra
- It is a time for meditation, prayer, and chanting
- It is a time to turn inwards and come out with creativity
Other Navratri celebrations
- Sharad Navratri is celebrated during the onset of winter season
- Vishv Umiyadham in Jaspur, Ahmedabad also celebrates Navratri
