The Big Secret About The “4” Navratri

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According to our ancient scriptures which are the Saptasudhi, the theory of the Navratri festival has been described.
You will be amazed to hear that Navratri falls four times in a year. We are normally aware of two types of Navratri that are ‘Chaitra’ and ‘Sharada’ Navratri.
Below mentioned are the 4 types of Navratri and the time frame in which they fall.


  1. Sharada Navratri – The most widely observed Navratri of all. Sharada means autumn and forms a major part of crop harvesting time. It falls during the months of September-October. This Navratri is celebrated as; mythology says that Ramachandra had killed Ravana during this period.Gods are said to sleep during the period of Asin month (i.e. September and October). Lord Ram had awakened Goddess Durga in the Tithi of Shasthi during the evening.
  2. Vasant Navratri – It is the second most famous Navratri whose name represents spring. It is observed during Chaitra month that is during March and April.
  3. Magha Navratri – This is the Navratri which falls on the winter season. It is more popularly known to people as Vasant Panchami. This falls during January and February.
  4. Ashada Navratri – This falls in the month of June and July and comes during the hail of monsoon.
It is believed that we should keep fast and follow the rituals of Navratri, four times a year. These rituals of fasting were introduced by our intellectual ancestors keeping in mind the scientific changes of our body.

The science behind Navratri


When climate changes, body are affected and it gets more prone to different kinds of bacteria. This leads to various mental disorders as well as health problems. To prevent these unwanted situations ancestors had created the system of Navratri.
Scientifically when climate changes, the negative impacts affect female brains the most. Females become psychologically more week and reactive. The ones who already have mental disorders face major problem during Saptami. To eradicate these problems ancestors had invented the process of Navratri where fasting is the major requirement. Our ancient solutions say that mental disorders happen due to a problem in digestion or food habits.

Hence, it is advised to consider keeping fast or eating in small quantities, throughout the period of Navratri. READ MORE

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