Navratri Across India: How Different States Celebrate
Children learn what Navratri means (nava = nine, ratri = night), that Sharad Navratri ends with Vijayadashami (Dussehra), and the names of the nine forms of Durga. They read how the festival is celebrated in Gujarat, West Bengal, South India, North India and Mysuru, and a short fact file about UNESCO heritage and the lunisolar calendar.
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Navratri Festival Quest Big Explorers Activity Pack: Maths, Puzzles, Stories & Science for Ages 7-11
This is page 2 of the pack. Ages 7-11 · Grade 2–Grade 3Ages 7-11 · Year 3–Year 4Ages 7-11 · Class 2–Class 3Ages 7-11
How to use this worksheet
Read each section together or let your child read alone. In section 3, your child ticks the celebrations they have seen, in person or on screen. Talk about which one they would most like to visit.
Materials needed
- Pencil
Extension activities
- 1Find Gujarat, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Mysuru on a map of India.
- 2Learn the nine forms of Durga in order, three a day.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
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