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Navaratri

Also called: Sharad Navaratri, Navratri

The nine nights of the Goddess in the bright half of Ashvin that lead up to Vijayadashami. The Devi Bhagavata has Narada teach the vow to Rama; in Bengal the same days are Durga Puja.

Sources: The Srimad Devi Bhagavatam, tr. Swami Vijnanananda (1921-22), book 3, chapter 30: Rama's Navaratri vow; Durga Puja, Wikipedia · see Navaratri's web

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Navaratri festival of

Durga (God) Shakta · The hundred and eighth lotus (Rama's untimely worship of Durga)
The Goddess of the nine nights; Durga Puja in Bengal.
Suratha (King) Shakta · The king and the merchant (the frame of the Devi Mahatmya)
His story opens the Saptashati read over the nine nights.
Kaushiki (Form) Shakta · The goddess who would not be married (Shumbha and Nishumbha)
Her fight closes the Saptashati on the last nights.

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The Srimad Devi Bhagavatam, tr. Swami Vijnanananda (1921-22), book 3, chapter 30: Rama's Navaratri vow § 3.30 Primary text (translation)
Durga Puja, Wikipedia Encyclopedia