NAVARATRA


Meaning of NAVARATRA in English

ˌnəvəˈrä.trə noun

( -s )

Etymology: Sanskrit navarātra period of nine nights, from nava nine + rātri night; perhaps akin to Sanskrit rāma black — more at nine

: a nine-day Hindu festival in honor of Durga held in the month Asin

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