By Shyamala Tulasi Chaitra Navaratri also called Vasant Navratri, is a nine-day festival that starts on the first day of the Hindu Luni-Solar calendar generally falls in March or April of the Gregorian calendar. Chaitra is the first month of the Hindu lunar timetable and that’s why this Navratri is called Chaitra Navratri. It's also known as Rama Navratri, as Rama Navami, the