New Delhi, Sept. 25 -- Navratri is a festival that honours nine sacred days devoted to Goddess Durga. From Day 5 onward, the Navratri festival shifts from nurturing and growth themes toward greater spiritual fulfilment and climax.

This year, Shardiya Navratri will be observed from September 22 to October 2, concluding with Vijayadashami.

Each day has a prescribed colour tied to the particular form of the Goddess worshipped, embodied in the symbolism devotees invite into life.

Colours play a special role during Navratri as each day is linked with a particular form of Goddess Durga and her blessings. Devotees wear the colour associated with the day to seek divine grace and take part in rituals with devotion.

On the fifth day, 26 Septemb...