India, Sept. 30 -- In a world where exploitation and greed mirror the demons of old, Navratri is a reminder that true worship, true sacrifice, and true restoration begin with reverence for nature - and the courage to confront the poison within ourselves

This Navratri, as the planet reels under record heatwaves, poisoned rivers, and collapsing forests, the hymn "Ya Devi Sarvabhuteshu." takes on an urgent meaning. We are not only invoking a distant goddess. We are calling upon the very breath that keeps us alive: the rivers, the winds, the forests, the food on our plate. The Durga Saptashati's third charitra says it without hesitation: when the demons Shumbh and Nishumbh were vanquished, rivers flowed clean, the air turned cool, and mounta...