Navratri starts from Sunday 29 September and ends on Monday 7 October. A nine day long festival celebrates in many states of India. Navratri is major festival celebrated by the Hindus of India. Navratri is celebrated in the honour of goddess Durga who is an impersonation of shakti. Each day is a day for different idols of durga. Durga who symbolizes purity, power and divinty.
On the tenth day after sharad Navratri, dusshera or vijaydashmi is celebrated as the victory of good over evil. During Navratri too, people kept fasts, donations are given and prayers are performed. People go for shoping these days. Garbha dance are performed in many states of India. The actual purpose of celebrating Navratri is to precede the belief of the good ending or overcoming the bad or good over.