Chaitra Navratri is a Hindu festival that celebrates the nine divine forms of the goddess Durga. It is observed during the lunar month of Chaitra, which falls between March and April of the Gregorian calendar. The festival is also known as Vasantha Navaratri, which means "spring Navaratri". During Chaitra Navratri, devotees worship the nine incarnations of the goddess Durga to seek a higher self, meditate, and attain bliss. The festival culminates on the ninth day, which is also known as Ram Navami, the birthday of Lord Rama. Chaitra Navratri is celebrated in different ways throughout India, with some people fasting while others feast. The festival is exuberantly celebrated in Northern and Western India and makes the colorful spring season all the more fascinating and divine.