Chaitra Navratri 2012, Chaitra Navratri 2012 Dates and time,  Chaitra Navratri 2012 Pictures, Chaitra Navratri 2012 Wallpapers Navratri, the nine-night festival,  laurels Goddess Durga and her various forms. It is known as Bommla Koluvu in Andhra Pradesh and Navratri in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
According to the Hindu calendar, Navratri begins from the first day of the bright fortnight of Ashwin which usually coincides with the end of the rainy season. And the first day begins on an Ammavasya.
Navratri, the nine-night festival, honors Goddess Durga, Goddess Lakshmi and Goddess Saraswathi in South India. It is known as Bommla Koluvu in Andhra Pradesh and Navarathri in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

South Indians celebrate the nine-night festival by keeping Kolu dolls, in 9 steps or stairs. The steps are created either in iron grills, or in wooden planks and in odd numbers of 3,5,9 and the dolls are decorated.

Navratri in 2012 October dates
Navratri Day 1 – October 16, 2012 – Ghatsthapana
Navratri Day 2 – October 17, 2012 – Chandra Darshan
Navratri Day 3 – October 18, 2012 – Sindoor Tritiya
Navratri Day 4 – October 18, 2012 – Varad Vinayak Chaturthi and Lalit Panchami
Navratri Day 5 – October 19, 2012 – Upang Lalita Vrat
Navratri Day 6 – October 20, 2012 – Saraswati Awahan in some regions
Navratri Day 7 – October 21, 2012 – Saraswathi Puja - Maha Lakshmi Puja
Navratri Day 8 – October 22, 2012 – Saraswathi Puja ends – Mahashtami - Annapoorna Parikrama
Navratri Day 9 – October 23, 2012 – Saraswati Visarjan - Mahanavami
October 24, 2012 - The tenth day is celebrated as Dasara or Vijaya Dashami. Vidyarambham in Kerala.










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