Vidya Sethuraman
India Post News Service
Chaitra Navratri falls in the month of Chaitra according to the Hindu calendar, which corresponds, to March-April as per the Gregorian calendar. The word ‘Navratri’ literally means ‘nine nights’ in Sanskrit, and it is a festival dedicated to the worship of the Hindu goddess Durga and her nine avatars – Durga, Shailputri, Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta, Kushmanda, Skandmata, Katyayani, Kaalratri, Maha Gauri, and Siddhidatri being worshipped. The Chaitra Navratri will be observed from March 22, 2023, to March 31, 2023.
Fremont Hindu Temple celebrated the Mata ka Vishal Jagran on Saturday, March 25. It was attended by over 500 devotees. Veena Birla, Owner, Bharat Bazar and team has been working on this event and made it a huge success.
Chaitra Navaratri Garba was conducted on March 24. The celebrations of Navratri are incomplete without garba and devotion. Amita & Naresh Patel with their team put together the event and was attended by over 100 devotees.