Navratri is a festival of worship, dance and music celebrated over a period of nine nights (Nav-nine and Ratri-nights). It is celebrated from the first to ninth date of Ashwin Shukla Paksha of the Hindu calendar and is the worship of the Goddess Durga. Goddess Durga is believed to exist in many forms like Goddess Bhavani, Amba, Mahakali etc. The first nine days of the Ashwin are devoted for worshipping the Divine Mother –”MAA”. These nine days are divided and devoted to the Trinity of God worshipped in a female form – three days for Durga (Goddess of valor) three days for Lakshmi (Goddess of Wealth) and three days for Sarswati (Goddess of Knowledge and Art). The first three nights are dedicated to the goddess of action and energy – Shakti! Her different manifestations viz Kumari, Parvati and Kali are worshipped during these days. Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped for the next three days in her various aspects as the goddesses of peace, plenty and bliss. Goddess Saraswati is worshipped during the final three days of the Navratri. She is the goddess of the spiritual knowledge and the knowledge that frees us from this bind of this materialistic world. On the eighth and ninth days of the festival, Yagnas are performed as a final act of farewell that marks the conclusion of the ceremonies. On the tenth day, is the Dashami or Dussehra!