Navaratri/ Saraswati Puja /Dussehra

Navaratri/ Saraswati Puja /Dussehra
Date and time
All day, October 11, 2018
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Description

This calendar listing is intended to provide information about the named cultural/religious observation and is not intended as an actual campus event. If a campus event is associated with this observance, it will be listed separately on the master calendar.

Navaratri, or “nine nights,” is a festival honoring the divine mother, Shakti. These nine nights fall around harvest time, and each day is spent worshiping one of Shakti’s many manifestations, including Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati. In the first three days, Durga, the warrior goddess, is invoked to destroy all impurities and vices. During the next three days, Lakshmi is worshiped as a giver of spiritual wealth and prosperity.The last three days honor Saraswati, the goddess of wisdom. Dussehra, which means "the tenth day," is celebrated at the culmination of the "nine nights" festival  and is celebrated with feasting and rejoicing.

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Admission

Free

Open to public, current students, faculty, staff
Location
TBA