(Sound familiar, Hanukkah?) More important than Diwali is, in fact, Navaratri, which Hindus around the world are celebrating right now. What is this religious holiday, sacred to the more than 1 ...

For one mother, that dilemma arose this year ahead of Navaratri, a Hindu festival celebrating female strength that culminates today. One of the festival's key components is garba, an intricate ...

Navaratri, a nine-day Hindu festival celebrated in India as well as by believers on Long Island, begins on Sunday. This week’s commenters discuss the observance of the festival, which is ...

Since Navaratri is on our minds, let us traverse its terrain and observe how dissimilar customs and rituals came together in harmony and mutual respect — with no single theme thrusting itself on ...

The annual nine-night Hindu celebration of Navaratri officially began on Monday. Navaratri is celebrated in Hindu culture to honor the Mother Goddess Durga. Durga is praised for her valiant ...

The garba originated in Gujarat, the state along India’s western coast, as part of celebrations of the holiday of Dussehra that marks the end of Navaratri, a nine-day festival of devotion to the ...

Today marks the beginning of Navaratri 2023. This is the period when the Hindu community worldwide fasts for nine days, worships goddess Durga and performs family rituals. Navaratri is also a ...

New Delhi, Oct 3 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday greeted people at the start of the auspicious Navaratri festival. "It is my wish that this sacred festival devoted to worshipping ...

Navaratri literally means nine nights. Four seasons in the year have four designated ‘Navaratri’ festivals. Of these four, the one that comes during the Chaitra month is celebrated with fervor ...

Since Navaratri is on our minds, let us traverse its terrain and observe how dissimilar customs and rituals came together in harmony and mutual respect — with no single theme thrusting itself on ...

As Chaitra Navaratri approaches, millions of Hindus around the world prepare for nine days of fasting and devotion. During this auspicious period, fasting is observed as a way to cleanse the body ...

Colorful lehengas and salwar-kameez filled the Louis Room in Norris University Center Saturday evening at the South Asian Students Alliance’s annual Garba celebration. Garba, a folk dance form ...