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Navratri is a festival in which people joyously worship Goddess Durga. Indians celebrate this festival with a lot of joy and enthusiasm. Further, the meaning of ‘Nav’ is nine and ‘Ratri’ refers to night. Thus, the festival derives its name as we celebrate it over a period of nine nights. - The Story Behind It We celebrate the festival for nine nights and ten days. The festival occurs in the month of October or November. Moreover, in India, people celebrate it four times every year. We refer to these times as Sharada Navratri, Vasanta Navratri, Magha Navratri and Ashada Navratri. Further, the most famous one is Sharada Navaratri that people all over the country celebrate actively. The people living in the North-eastern and Eastern states refer to it as Durga Puja. According to the holy scriptures, Mahishasura was a demon king. Also, he was an ardent worshipper of Lord Siva and got massive powers. Misusing his power, he committed a lot of wrongdoings and troubled the people. Thus, t...