Monday 18 September 2017

navratri colors 2017|dates

Navratri Colours 2017 With Dates: 9 Different Coloured Dresses to Wear Each Day.



Navratri is a multi-day festival celebrated in honour of Goddess Durga, most powerful feminine power. It is also spelt as Navaratri translates to ‘nine nights’. It is a significant Hindu festival, which is observed for nine nights and ten days. As per Mahakala Samhita, there are four Navratri in Hindu calendar with Sharad Navratri falling in the month of September-October is the most important one. Navratri 2017 in India will begin on September 21 (Thursday), until September 29 (Friday). As per age-old traditions, the nine nights are dedicated to the nine avatars of Goddess Durga. Among the numerous rituals followed during Durga Puja festival, wearing dresses according to Navratri colours is quite popular. For the nine forms of Shakti (also known as Navdurga), nine different coloured dresses are worn by the devotees on each day of the festival to worship and please the divine feminine power. They are – Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink, Royal Blue, White, Grey and Green.


Navaratri falls in the bright half of the Hindu Luni-solar months. Sharada Navaratri is the most celebrated of the four Navaratris, named after Sharada which means autumn. It is observed the lunar month of Ashvin that corresponds to post-monsoon months of September and October. One of the most popular Hindu festivals celebrated across the country, witnesses the worshipping of Navadurga, which means the nine forms of Goddess Durga.:



Day 1 – Yellow:

September 21


Day 2 – Green:

September 22



Day 3 – Grey:

September 23



Day 4 – Orange:

September 24



Day 5 – White:

September 25

Day 6 – Red:

September 26


Day 7 – Royal Blue:

September 27


Day 8 – Pink:

September 28


Day 9 – Purple:

September 29



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navratri colors 2017|dates

Navratri Colours 2017 With Dates: 9 Different Coloured Dresses to Wear Each Day. Navratri is a multi-day festival celebrated in hono...