NAVARATRI A festival full of enthusiasm, devotion and happiness. It is said that Goddess Durga fought a war against the demon Mahishasur for 9 days and became victorious. Due to this glorious victory, Goddess Durga is looked upon as a symbol of power. To celebrate this triumphant spirit, people all over India celebrate this festival of nav(nine) ratri(nights). We Indians are endowed with a number of festivals and we celebrate each one of them in different ways.Navaratri has its own unique style of celebration as well. This festival is popular for fasting for 9 days and the traditional ‘Dandiya/ Garba’ dance. It is surprising to know that both of them have several health benefits. 1.Fasting: In Sanskrit, fasting is called ‘UPVAS’ ( उपवास ) meaning ‘Staying close to the God’. And what we interpret from the word fasting is not eating food or eating only certain kinds of food. Now, this misunderstanding has really created nu...