On the ninth day of Navratri, symbolized by the color purple, actress Sapthami Gowda shares her enduring affection for this hue and how it has prominently featured in her attire this festive season. Sapthami mentions that while Navratri celebrations are subdued in her home, Ayudha Puja and Vijayadashami hold great significance for her family. Describing purple as a color encompassing various qualities, she associates it with ambition and spirituality, expressing her fondness for its diverse attributes. Sapthami reflects on her spiritual journey during this festival season, recounting how she began the Dasara festivities in Mysuru draped in a purple sari and visited the Chamundeshwari and Kolhapur Mahalakshmi temples, invoking the divine feminine in her celebrations. Recalling nostalgic memories, Sapthami shares her family traditions of observing Ayudha Puja at her father's workplace in the police force, where they paid respects to weapons laid out on a table adorned with lemons. She fondly remembers Lakshmi Puja rituals involving placing textbooks on the study table and honoring them, appreciating how their culture cherishes every aspect of life.