Navratri: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Navaratri • Sharad Navratri

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Women in colorful, traditional embroidered dresses dance garba in a lively crowd during the Navratri festival at night in Mahavir Nagar, Mumbai, India.

A plate with servings of poori, sooji halwa, and sookhe kale chane, each portion garnished with pieces of coconut, arranged for Navratri festival prasad.

Large effigies of Ravana, Kumbhkaran, and Meghanad stand illuminated at dusk, with one effigy engulfed in flames and fireworks as people watch during Dussehra festival in New Delhi.

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A woman and her daughter smear color powder on one another's face on Holi, the Indian festival of colors.

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