This holiday largely coincides with a Telugu festival in which women make mounds of concentrically-arranged flowers and submerge them. In Maharashtra, this festival begins with a container of water being placed on a pile of rice in a ceremony called the “mounting of the jar,” or ghatasthapana (“gut-ah-STAH-pah-nah”). This holiday coincides with the Bathukamma festival. Stories central to this holiday are told using stepped displays lined with golu dolls. In Telangana, this festival ends with the Kanyā Pūjā, which involves washing the feet of young girls. Gujaratis often perform the Dandiya dance during this festival, which climaxes with performances of Rām Līlā when followed by Dussehra. This festival celebrates different aspects of Shakti on successive nights. For 10 points, Durgā Pūjā coincides with what Indian festival named for lasting for nine nights? ■END■
ANSWER: Navaratri [or Navratri; accept Nine Nights until read; accept Durgā Pūjā until read; prompt on Golu Festival until read; prompt on Dussehra, Dasara, Dashain, or Vijayadashami until “Dussehra” is read by asking “Dussehra often considered the conclusion of what longer festival?”]
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