Chaitra Navratri is a nine-day festival celebrated on a lunar calendar during the months of March or April. India celebrates this festival with great fervour and devotion. Because the festival takes place during the spring season, it is also called Vasant Navaratri. The festival will take place from March 22 to March 30 this year.
Devotees on this auspicious day worship nine forms of goddess Durga i.e. Shailputri, Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta, Kushmanda, Skandmata, Katyayani, Kaalratri, Maha Gauri, and Siddhidatri with great enthusiasm. Each day is dedicated to one of the nine forms of Devi Durga.
On this festival, devotees prepare a variety of traditional snacks for bhog to get the blessings of the goddess. It is believed that those who observe fast for nine days or even two days will get their wishes fulfilled.