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Navratras, or navratris, or nau-ratri - various names in which Hindus celebrate this festival worshipping the nine - roops or forms of Godddess Durga, is beginning 23rd day of September this year. So, here's wishing you all Very Shubh Navratras!!!!! Celebrated all over North India as Navratras, this festival is also the main festival of the Bengalis - and is known as the Durga Puja. The ten -day long celebration also coincides with the manchan of the Ramlila - that is, the depiction of the story of the Ramayana - of Lord Rama, Ma Sita, and Laxman - of their vanvas, i.e. exile for 14 years from Ayodhya; their stay in the various forests spannig entire India, various encounters with demons (rakhshasaz), kidnapping of Ma Sita, meeting with Hanuman, burning of Lanka..., and D fight with all the biggest demons of that age, and finally the victory of good over evil as they say. This victory is celebrated as Deepawali - the festival of lights - wow! that's the beauty of India - one f