Navaratri Festival Film

Millions of Hindu women consider Navaratri the year’s central festival, the one they most deeply connect to. These nine days dedicated to Shakti, the Goddess, provide an opportunity to seek blessings and commune with their own divinity. It is a time for sacred gatherings, austerities, selfl ess acts and intimate prayers. But Navaratri is not just for the ladies; everyone turns out for the joyous worship, festivities, plays, feasting and dance—all venerating God as the loving Mother Spirit that gives life to everything.

This festival short film was developed by the editors of Hinduism Today magazine. It is intended to provide an authentic presentation of one aspect of Hindu culture for use in American middle and high school social studies.



This film was made possible with funding by The Uberoi Foundation for Religious Studies, Institute for Curriculum Advancement



Produced by Himalayan Academy, Kauai, Hawaii, USA



A film by TEJI SINGH



Narrated by Roger Narayan



Sound design, mixing and mastering by The Indian Audio Company, Mumbai, India

Sound Engineer: Aditya Arya

Assistant Sound Engineer: Gourav Saxena 



Image library:

Dinodia Photos, Mumbai, India, www.Dinodia.com



Post-production, online, color grading by Cadenza Film