Navadurga's Nine Forms: Secrets of Navratri Explained. Shardiya Navratri 2026 celebrates nine forms of Goddess Shakti across India. Gujarat marks it with Garba, Bengal with Durga Puja, and Mysore with Chamundeshwari worship. Fasting during Navratri aids health during seasonal transitions. The Devi Bhagavata Purana declares Goddess Bhagwati as the omnipresent source of all creation, preservation, and destruction.