navaratra

navaratra
nàvaratra ž
DEFINICIJA
rel. devetodnevni religijski hinduistički festival s bogatim ritualom, uz atletska natjecanja i uprizorenja dijelova epa Ramajana
ETIMOLOGIJA
skr. navarātra-: devetonoćni

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