India's Navratri Festival

Navratri commences on the first day of the fortnight of the lunar month of Ashwin and is a festival dedicated to the worship of the Hindu deity Durga. Navratri is celebrated twice a year during the spring and autumn seasons and symbolises the triumph of the forces good over evil. Feasting and fasting takes over normal life for millions of Hindus during Navratri, the festival of nine nights.The eighth day is traditionally Durgashtami, which is especially revered in Bengal and Bihar