Tag: Navaratri
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Devi Bhagavatam
The Devi Bhagavata Purana, is one of the eighteen Mahapuranas of Hinduism, composed in Sanskrit by Veda Vyasa. The text is considered as a major purana for Devi worshippers. It promotes bhakti (devotion) towards Mahadevi.
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Devi Mahatmyam
The Devī Māhātmya consists of chapters 81-93 of the Mārkandeya Purana, one of the early Sanskrit Puranas, which is a set of stories being related by the sage Markandeya to Jaimini and his students (who are in the form of birds).
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What is Navaratri?
According to Shakta and Vaishnava Puranas, Navaratri falls twice or four times in a year. Of these, the Sharad Navaratri near autumn equinox (September–October) is the most celebrated. In all cases, Navaratri falls in the bright half of the Hindu lunisolar months.
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