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Chaitra Shukla Pratipada to Navami

Chaitra Navratri

Nine days of worship of Maa Durga that begin the Hindu new year. Devotees fast, read the Durga Saptashati, and call on the nine forms of the Devi, ending on Ram Navami. In Ujjain, Maa Harsiddhi is remembered with special devotion.

Major

Upcoming dates

  • Wed, 7 April 2027 – 15 Apr 2027Tentative
  • Mon, 27 March 2028 – 4 Apr 2028Tentative

Significance

Chaitra Navratri runs from Chaitra Shukla Pratipada to Navami and begins with the Hindu new year, Gudi Padwa or Nav Samvatsar. Each day honours one form of Maa Durga, and many families keep a fast, sow barley (jwara) and read the Durga Saptashati.

Ujjain counts Maa Harsiddhi among its important Shakti sthals, and tradition connects the Devi with Maharaja Vikramaditya's devotion. Devotees visiting should use the temple's official information for darshan. For those far from home, a Durga Saptashati path or Maa Harsiddhi pujan through an online sankalp is a gentle way to take part.

How it is observed

  • Ghatasthapana (kalash sthapana) on the first morning at the proper muhurta
  • Sowing jwara and lighting an akhand or daily diya
  • Daily path of the Durga Saptashati or Devi Mahatmya
  • Fasting with fruits, kuttu or sendha namak food as per family custom
  • Kanya pujan on Ashtami or Navami
  • Havan and visarjan at the close of the nine days

Recommended pujans

Pujans devotees often arrange around this festival.

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Chaitra Navratri: Date, Meaning & Rituals