Navratri is a nine-day auspicious festival celebrated annually across India for various reasons. It is culturally dedicated to Goddess Durga, the model for Shakti or cosmic energy. Among the diminishing of his five Navratras (Chaitra, Aashad, Ashwin, Paush and Magh) in a year, Sharad Navratri is the most important. Apart from that, Mag, Ashada and Pausch are known as Gupt Navratris.
Sharad Navratri is observed in September or October. Navratri Festival is celebrated with great enthusiasm all over the country. Her nine manifestations of Goddess Durga are worshiped in this nine-day festival of Her on Navratri. Each manifestation of Goddess Durga is believed to embody her unique virtues and bestow spiritual and worldly fulfillment.