The Spring Season in India means all the important festivals are being 
celebrated all over and in fact everyday is a festival.

The most important festival of all has to be Navaratri celebrated during the 
Spring season called VASANTHA NAVARATRI which commences on the holi day of 
Hindu New year which falls on March 16 this year and Vikruthi Hindu new year 
starts which is also called UGADI in Telugu,& Kannada, Gudipadava in 
Maharashtra and with different names all over the country.

Vasantha Navaratri finishes on the most auspicious day of Sri Rama Navami on 
March 24th.

Vasant Navratri, also known as Vasant Navratras and Ram Navaratri, is the 
festival of nine nights dedicated to Hindu Goddess Durga, Goddess Lakshmi and 
Goddess Saraswati. 

This Navaratri is also known as Chaitra Navratras or Spring Navratri as it is 
observed during the Hindu month of Chaitra (March – April). In 2010, Vasant 
Navratri begins (date) on March 16 and ends on March 24.

Most Hindus associate Navrathri with the celebrations that take place in the 
Hindu lunar month of Ashwni (September – October). But there are four Navratris 
in a traditional Hindu year. The second most famous Navratri is celebrated in 
the lunar month of Chaitra (March – April) and ends with Ram Navami. The other 
two Navratris are known as Gupt Navratri and Magh Navratri.

The Vasant or Spring Navratri is more famous in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand 
(Uttaranchal), Punjab and Haryana and other North Indian states. Vasant 
Navratri is held during the beginning of summer. It is a time of thanksgiving 
to Mother Nature – who protects and sustains us. 

The Vasant Navratra also coincides with Ram Navami, which falls on the ninth 
day of Chaitra month. Due to this the Navratri in March is also known as Ram 
Navratri.  

The history of Vasantha Navaratri is also very interesting and please click the 
link below to read more about this
 
http://hinduism.about.com/od/festivalsholidays/a/vasantnavaratri.htm?nl=1
 
Om Sai Ram

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