NAVARATRI

First Three days are dedicated to Durga Maa; the Goddess of power and energy.On the first three days, the goddess is invoked as a powerful spiritual force called Durga in order to destroy all our impurities, vices and defects.
During the next three days people worship Lakshmi Maa, the Goddess of peace and prosperity. In these days, Mother is adored as a giver of spiritual wealth, Lakshmi, who is considered to have the power of bestowing on her devotees the inexhaustible wealth
On Seventh and Eighth days, Saraswati Maa is worshiped to acquire the spiritual knowledge.On Nineth day Kanya puja is performed, nine young girls representing the nine forms of Goddess Durga are worshiped.

The final set of three days is spent in worshipping the daughter of Brahma as the goddess of wisdom, Saraswati.In order to have all-round success in life, we need the blessings of all three aspects of the divine femininity, hence, the worship for nine nights.Dussera or Vijayadashami, the tenth day is celebrated as the day of victory to rejoice about Durga's triumph over the demon Mahishasura.