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041			_aeng
082			_a294.5211 _bSIM
100			_aSimmons, Caleb
245			_aNine nights of the goddess _bthe navaratri festival in south asia _c/ Caleb Simmons
260			_aNew Delhi _bAleph _cc2006
300			_axiii, 359 p. _bill. _c22 cm.
504			_aindex
520			_aOutside of the narratives that tell the deeds of the Goddess, Navaratri is perhaps most connected with the story of Rama within the popular imagination of its celebrants.As the epic story goes, Rama, the erstwhile prince of Ayodhya, was engaged in a long and difficult battle with Ravana, the demon-king of Lanka who had abducted his wife, Sita and held her captive. Finding his adversary not easily vanquished, Rama performed puja to the goddess Durga. The Goddess, pleased with his worship since it was Navaratri, appeared and granted him victory over his foe. With the boon from the Goddess, Rama was able to defeat Ravana on Vijayadashami.
650			_aFasts and feasts Hinduism; Durga Hindu deity; South Asia
700			_aMoumita Sen, Hillary Rodrigues
942			_cENGLISH
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