EsotorisK Reviewed by EsotorisK on . Happy Navratri to All... http://www.allaboutindia.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/navratri.jpg "Nava-ratri" literally means "nine nights." This festival is observed twice a year, once in the beginning of summer and again at the onset of winter. What's the Significance of Navratri? During Navaratri, we invoke the energy aspect of God in the form of the universal mother, commonly referred to as "Durga," which literally means the remover of miseries of life. She is also referred to as "Devi" (goddess) or "Shakti" Rating: 5