Dussera, Navaratri, Durgapooja and Bommala Koluvu
Navaratri is a festival of Hindus celebrated with devotion, love and favour all over India. It is also called as Dussera, Navaratri, Durgapooja and Bommala Koluvu The feel of Navratri is very unique. It incorporates worship along with remembrance by means of songs, different forms of dances, Hari-Kathas, and Burra Kathas. "Navratri" chiefly means "Nine Nights." "Nav" means nine, and "Ratri" means nights. These nights are devoted to the reverence of Goddess Maha Lakshmi, Maha Saraswati, and Maha Kali. It is the symbolic representation of all three goddesses in one form of Maha Shakti. (Maa Durga), who also exists in many forms and is the manifestation of the absolute energy that encompasses the universe. During these days and nights of prayers, Poojas, and Parayanams (lengthy recitations of Maha Devi Bhagavatam, Ramayanam, and Sundara Kandam), it is offered to the Mother Goddess. For the devout, these days are sacred, for it is ...