Sharad Navaratri
Commences on the first and ends on the tenth day of the bright half of the lunar month Aswayuja/Asvina.
‘The Navarathri festival has to be celebrated during the bright fortnight of the month of Asvina, in the order of pratipada, etc, until the navami ends,’ says the Dhaumya-vacana.
Navarathri in the year 2012 started on 16 October 2012 and ended on 23 October 2012 with Vijayadashami celebrated on 24 October 2012.
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