Navratri 2018: Festival of culture, faith and celebration begins today
People around the country are set to celebrate this year’s Sharada Navratri from October 10 to October 17. Navratri marks the beginning of the nine-day festival dedicated to goddess Durga. During Navratri, Hindus fast for nine days and refrain from eating rice and bread. This year the Gujarat government has decided to give state-run schools and colleges a special Navratri vacation so that the students get to enjoy the dancing festival.