The festival involves celebrating 9 days . Navaratri ends on Ashvin Shukla Navami . Ashvin Shukla Prathama is when the festival begins . Hindus observe Navaratri festival . Dussehra,Dashain is related to Navaratri . Navaratri is also called Navratri,Nauratri,Navarathri,Navratam,or Nauratam . The 2018 date of the festival was 10 Oct, Wed – 18 Oct, Thu ,(Vijayadashami: 19 Oct, Fri) . Navaratri 2019 date was 29 Sep, Sun – 8 Oct, Tue ,(Vijayadashami: 8 Oct, Tue) . Biannual is the frequency of this festival
Navaratri is celebrated by less than 2 groups