Navaratri in South Africa - 2024
03 Oct 2024, Thursday
Navaratri is a Hindu holiday in South Africa
How many days until Navaratri 2024? [Countdown]
There are until Navaratri 2024
How many months until Navaratri 2024?
There are 4 Months, 26 Days until Navaratri 2024
How many weeks until Navaratri 2024?
There are 21 Weeks, 2 Days until Navaratri 2024
How many days until Navaratri 2024?
There are 149 Days until Navaratri 2024
How many hours until Navaratri 2024?
There are 3,576 Hours until Navaratri 2024
How many minutes until Navaratri 2024?
There are 214,560 Minutes until Navaratri 2024
When is Navaratri in South Africa 2024?
03 October 2024, Thursday is Navaratri in South Africa 2024
About: Navaratri
Navaratri is an annual Hindu festival observed in honor of the goddess Durga, an aspect of Adi Parashakti, the supreme goddess. It spans over nine nights, first in the month of Chaitra, and again in the month of Ashvin. It is observed for different reasons and celebrated differently in various parts of the Hindu Indian cultural sphere. Theoretically, there are four seasonal Navaratri. However, in practice, it is the post-monsoon autumn festival called Sharada Navaratri. There are 2 Gupta Navaratris or "Secret Navaratris" as well, one starting on the Shukla Paksha Pratipada of the Magha Month and another starting in the Shukla Paksha Pratipada of Jyestha Month.
Also called | Navratri, Nauratha, Nauratri, Navarathri, Navaratra, Naraate, Navratan, Naurata, Nauraat, Durga Puja |
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Observed by | Hindus |
Celebrations | 10 days (9 nights) |
Observances | Socio-cultural programmes, Prayer, Fasting, Puja, Pandal visiting, Idol immersion, Bonfire prayers are offered to goddess Durga and Parvati |
Date | multi-day |
date | multi-day |
Frequency | Annual |
Related to | Vijayadashami, Dashain |
Wikidata description | annual Hindu festival |
Wikidata id | Q10269 |
Wikidata label | Navratri |
Wikidata aliases | Array |
Navaratri (2024) in other countries.
S.no. | Country | Date | Holiday | Type |
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1 | Indonesia | 03 Oct, Thursday | Navaratri | Hinduism |
2 | Myanmar | 03 Oct, Thursday | Navaratri | Hinduism |
3 | South Africa | 03 Oct, Thursday | Navaratri | Hinduism |