Navratri

Nine nights honouring the nine forms of Goddess Durga

Ghatasthapana

📅 Ashwin Shukla Pratipada

lunar

Installation of the sacred kalash to invoke Goddess Durga

പ്രാധാന്യം: Beginning of Navratri

📅 Ashwin Shukla Dashami

lunar

Victory of Rama over Ravana; burning of Ravana effigies

പ്രാധാന്യം: Triumph of good over evil