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SUMMARY:Navratri 2026
DESCRIPTION:Navratri Celebrations\nSun 11 Oct – Tue 20 Oct 2026 | 7pm – 10.30pm\n \nNavratri, meaning “Nine Nights” in Sanskrit, is one of the most vibrant and spiritually significant festivals in Hinduism. It honours the divine feminine energy—Shakti—in her various forms, especially Goddess Durga, Lakshmi, and Saraswati. Celebrated over 10 days to include Dussehra.\nIt symbolises the triumph of good over evil, most famously commemorating Goddess Durga’s victory over the demon Mahishasura.\nAcross these nine nights and ten days, each day honours a different aspect of the goddess and invites devotees to awaken their inner strength, spiritual introspection, cleansing, and renewal. Starting with Durga/Kali’s power, moving through Lakshmi’s wealth & prosperity, and concluding with Saraswati’s wisdom & knowledge.\nGarba and Dandiya Raas are devotional traditional dances performed with vibrant costumes, rhythmic music, and synchronised steps to create a joyous communal energy during Navratri to honour Goddess Durga.\nGarba derives from the Sanskrit words Garbha (womb) and Deep (light). Dancers move in circles around a lamp-filled earthen pot (garbha), which embodies the womb of creation and the eternal soul. This circular dance reflects the cosmic cycles of birth, death, and rebirth, inviting Durga’s blessings of fertility, protection, and life’s continuity.\nDandiya Raas uses paired sticks, representing Durga’s sword or Krishna’s playful Raas Leela. The rhythmic movements show strength, joy and unity.\nNavadurga’s ninefold energy resonates far beyond temple walls—offering a framework for empowerment, creativity, and community in today’s interconnected world. They inform modern ideals of feminine power, self-development and personal growth.\nShailaputri embodies resilience and grounding—encouraging people to build solid foundations in career and relationships.\nBrahmacharini represents discipline and focus, qualities celebrated in mindfulness and high-performance coaching.\nChandraghanta and Kalaratri channel courage and fear-confrontation, often invoked in women’s self-defence workshops and motivational seminars.\nMahagauri and Siddhidatri are models of purity of intention and mastery—mirrored in personal branding and leadership training programs.\nNavratri is a community gathering – music and dance, strengthens social bonds. Also, seen as “soul’s evolution” – from grounding and purification, through abundance and compassion, to wisdom and enlightenment. It’s as much about transforming the self as it is about celebrating the goddess in the world.\nEntrance fee:• Details to be confirmed\nGeneral running order:• 7:00pm – Door open• 7:15pm – Early evening Aarti• 7:30pm – Garba & Music• 8:45pm – Break for nasto• 9:00pm – Continue Garba & Music• 10:00pm – Main Aarti and finish\nFriday, Saturday and Aatham – late finish!\nSpecifically for ChildrenKids Garba Saturday & Sunday – Details to be confirmed\nMataji Aarti – Everyday (Start & End), pay on the day – Devotees are requested to bring your own Aarti Thali\nSponsor:• Sponsors & Donations welcome – please contact Ashwin Parmar\nPlease book/register your tickets early!\nPayment\nAfter completing the form, please submit the total payment (if applicable) to the following account:\nBAC: Shree Birmingham Pragati MandalBank: Barclays BankSort Code: 20-08-98Account Number: 40774847\n
URL:https://bpmsamaj.org.uk/events/navratri-2026/
ORGANIZER;CN=Ashwin Parmar:MAILTO:ashwin.parmar@bpmsamaj.org.uk
CATEGORIES:Cultural,Religious Event
LOCATION:10 Sampson Road, Birmingham B11 1JL
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