India, July 22 -- Ashadha Gupt Navratri, the lesser-known yet deeply significant nine-day festival dedicated to the Divine Mother, concludes on July 23 this year. Unlike the more widely celebrated Chaitra and Sharad Navratri, this sacred occasion is marked by devotion rather than grand public celebrations. There are no large processions or elaborate festivities. Instead, the focus is on prayer, spiritual discipline, and inner transformation.

"Gupt Navratri literally means hidden Navratri, and that is precisely its strength," says Dr Jai Madaan, astrologer and spiritual mentor. "The energy during these nine days is meant to be worked with quietly, within oneself, rather than displayed outwardly. That is why remedies performed now tend to ...