In honor of the Sharad Navaratri from Oct. 5th-13th, 2013.
This nine-day Hindu
festival will start tomorrow. In the Sharad Navratri, nine forms of
Shakti/Devi are given respect. Each region in India celebrates this festival in their
own tradition's manner, but in some areas three days each are dedicated to
Durga, Lakshmi and Sarasvati, respectively. This holiday culminates on the tenth day with the observance of Vijayadashami.
(Goddess Durga, Kolkata, by D. Roy)
