riginally the Saraswathi Puja or Ayutha was held for nine days in succession, commencing with the bright fortnight of the Tamil month of Puratasi (August –September) the whole Puja season being collectively called the Navaratri, or 'the nine nights,' night, because being essentially
a Tantric form of worship it used to be conducted in the secrecy of the night. The bodies and minds of people undergo a considerable change on account of the changes in Nature. Sri Rama is worshipped during Ramnavmi, and Mother Durga during Navaratri.
Navaratri or Durga Puja only by the bonds of association ; it does not form a factor of the religious ceremony, for the two celebrations are held independently of each other, and in some parts of India one or the other only holds the field
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