NavaratriProcession
05 OCTOBER 2014 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A man gets oxen ready to lead a procession honoring Durga in George Town during the Navratri procession. Navratri is a festival dedicated to the worship of the Hindu deity Durga, the most popular incarnation of Devi and one of the main forms of the Goddess Shakti in the Hindu pantheon. The word Navaratri means 'nine nights' in Sanskrit, nava meaning nine and ratri meaning nights. During these nine nights and ten days, nine forms of Shakti/Devi are worshiped. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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- NavratriProcessionsGeorgetown041.jpg
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- © Jack Kurtz
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- Navratri Processions in George Town, Malaysia (All)
