Well why Navaratri??????why nine?????????

Shakti upasakas are accustomed to the Nava Aavarana worship of Sri Chakra(diagrammatic portrayal of Aadishakti Rajarajeshwari Durga),that is after passing through the 9 boundaries,u can reach the divine Mother who resides at the centre......similar is the case here.....after getting thru 9 obstacles of physical,mental,and spiritual realms can u reach the Mother...on the Vijaya Dashami(the day of victory/success)..................

Another explanation can be made here............Devi killed 9 powerful asuras.....Madhu,Kaitabha,Mahishasura,Dhoomralochana,Chanda,Munda,Raktaveeja,Nishumbha and Shumha.......these demons signify the demonic attributes of the human conscience.....these 9 nights are devoted to theritual sacrificing of these ill tendencies.....to achieve perfection on the 10th(vijaya dashami)......................

It takes 9 lunar months for the human foetus to develop..........the nine nights may also symbolise these nine months of gestation...when the worshipper is imagined to be under the refuge of the Mother,and obtaining all necessary things from her...except Devi ,he knows no one(just as the growing foetus is held,protected and nurtured by the mother)...on the tenth day the worshipper starts his life afresh...which like that of a baby is innocent and learning..through these nine days all his negative tendencies have been slaughtered at the lotus feet of Devi!!!

so let us all celebrate Navaratri and awaken the transcendent energy in ourselves........

date......

march 16th -march 24th:vasanta navaratri..........

Om Shakti Parashakti