Navratri:Chaitra Navratri:(Chaitra Puja.4)
Navratri:Chaitra Navratri:(Chaitra Puja.4)
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Chaitra Navratri is nine days festivity which starts on the first day of Hindu Luni-Solar calendar and falls in the month of March or April. Chaitra is the first month of Hindu lunar calendar and because of it this Navratri is known as Chaitra Navratri. Chaitra Navratri is also known as Vasanta Navratri. Rama Navami, the birthday of Lord Rama usually falls on the ninth day during Navratri festivity. Hence Chaitra Navratri is also known as Rama Navratri.
All nine days during Navratri are dedicated to nine forms of Goddess Shakti. Most customs and rituals followed during Shardiya Navratri, which falls in the month of September or October, are also followed during Chaitra Navratri. Ghatasthapana Puja Vidhi for Shardiya Navratri and Chaitra Navratri is same.
Chaitra Navratri is more popular in northern India. In Maharashtra Chaitra Navratri begins with Gudi Padwa and in Andhra Pradesh it begins with Ugadi.Chaitra Navratri, also known as Vasant Navratri, falls during the spring season every year and according to the Georgian calendar, it usually falls in the month of March or April. This year Chaitra Navratri will be celebrated from march 22till march 31st. .
Chaitra Navratri (nine nights) is celebrated to worship goddess Durga and her nine forms through the nine days. It is to seek her blessings for protection from evil and seek happiness.
Significance of Chaitra Navratri 2023:
The first day of Navratri marks the first day of the Hindu calendar and it falls during the Shukla Paksha of the moon i.e, the full moon phase. The rituals performed during the nine days to praise Goddess Durga vary every day.
Different states recognise the festival with different names, in Maharashtra, it is known as Gudi Padwa while in Kashmir it is known as Navreh. It coincides with different harvest festivals across several states in India. Devotees embark on this nine-day-long celebration with Ghatasthapna or Kalash Sthapna.
The nine avatars of goddess Durga worshipped are:
Shailaputri or Pratipada, Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta, Kushmanda, Skandamata, Katyayani, Kaalratri, Mahagauri, Siddhidhatri
Items needed for Kalash Sthapna:
A clay pot to sow ‘Sapta Dhanya’ (seven kinds of grains)
Sapta Dhanya
Steel or brass pot (Kalash)
Holy water or Gangajal
Red thread (Kautuka)
Coins for Kalash
5-leafed mango twig
Bowl of rice grains
A coconut
Flowers, doob grass, and beetle nuts
Navratri is celebrated with utmost devotion in India and the first day of chaitra navratri is also considered as the beginning of Hindu New Year. It is dedicated to Goddess Durga who is worshiped in Nine divine forms as Nav Durga. People around the globe worship during these days as these are considered as the most auspicious and powerful days for worship. People touch feets of Little girls and treat them like a Goddess. Navratri is a very sacrosanct occasion of Hinduism.
All nine days during Navratri are dedicated to nine forms of Goddess Shakti. Most customs and rituals followed during Shardiya Navratri, which falls in the month of September or October, are also followed during Chaitra Navratri. Ghatasthapana Puja Vidhi for Shardiya Navratri and Chaitra Navratri is same.
Chaitra Navratri is more popular in northern India. In Maharashtra Chaitra Navratri begins with Gudi Padwa and in Andhra Pradesh it begins with Ugadi.
Chaitra Navratri, also known as Vasant Navratri, falls during the spring season every year and according to the Georgian calendar, it usually falls in the month of March or April. This year Chaitra Navratri will be celebrated from march 22till march 31st. .
Chaitra Navratri (nine nights) is celebrated to worship goddess Durga and her nine forms through the nine days. It is to seek her blessings for protection from evil and seek happiness.
Significance of Chaitra Navratri 2023:
The first day of Navratri marks the first day of the Hindu calendar and it falls during the Shukla Paksha of the moon i.e, the full moon phase. The rituals performed during the nine days to praise Goddess Durga vary every day.
Different states recognise the festival with different names, in Maharashtra, it is known as Gudi Padwa while in Kashmir it is known as Navreh. It coincides with different harvest festivals across several states in India. Devotees embark on this nine-day-long celebration with Ghatasthapna or Kalash Sthapna.
The nine avatars of goddess Durga worshipped are:
Shailaputri or Pratipada, Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta, Kushmanda, Skandamata, Katyayani, Kaalratri, Mahagauri, Siddhidhatri
Items needed for Kalash Sthapna:
A clay pot to sow ‘Sapta Dhanya’ (seven kinds of grains)
Sapta Dhanya
Steel or brass pot (Kalash)
Holy water or Gangajal
Red thread (Kautuka)
Coins for Kalash
5-leafed mango twig
Bowl of rice grains
A coconut
Flowers, doob grass, and beetle nuts
Navratri Day 1
Pratipada
Pratipada
Maa Shailputri Puja
Ghatasthapana
22nd
March 2023
(Wednesday)
March 2023
(Wednesday)
Navratri Day 2
Dvitiya
Dvitiya
Maa Brahmacharini Puja
23rd
March 2023
(Thursday)
March 2023
(Thursday)
Navratri Day 3
Tritiya
Tritiya
Maa Chandraghanta Puja
24th
March 2023
(Friday)
March 2023
(Friday)
Navratri Day 4
Chaturthi
Chaturthi
Maa Kushmanda Puja
25th
March 2023
(Saturday)
March 2023
(Saturday)
Navratri Day 5
Panchami
Panchami
Maa Skandamata Puja
26th
March 2023
(Sunday)
March 2023
(Sunday)
Navratri Day 6
Shashti
Shashti
Maa Katyayani Puja
27th
March 2023
(Monday)
March 2023
(Monday)
Navratri Day 7
Saptami
Saptami
Maa Kalaratri Puja
28th
March 2023
(Tuesday)
March 2023
(Tuesday)
Navratri Day 8
Ashtami
Ashtami
Maa MahaGauri Puja
29th
March 2023
(Wednesday)
March 2023
(Wednesday)
Navratri Day 9
Navami
Navami
Maa Siddhidatri Puja
Ram Navami
30th
March 2023
(Thursday)
March 2023
(Thursday)
Navratri Day 10
Dashami
Dashami
Navratri Parana
31st
March 2023
(Friday)
March 2023
(Friday)
April 2022
(Monday)
Chaitra Navratri is the nine-day Hindu festival. It begins on the first day of Hindu lunar calendar. The festival marks the worshiping of nine incarnations of Goddess Shakti or Goddess Durga. Every year, this auspicious Hindu festival is celebrated in the month of April and March. It is celebrated in the Hindu month of Chaitra and dedicated to nine avatars of Goddess Durga.
Chaitra Navratri is also mentioned as Rama Navratri in some parts of northern India. Rama Navami, the birthday of Lord Rama, falls on the ninth day during Navratri festival. The Hindu lunar calendar represents the celebrations in the month of Chaitra, which is also defined as marking the New Year. Chaitra Navratri begins with Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra, and the festival begins with Ugadi in Andhra Pradesh.
April 2022
(Monday)
Chaitra Navratri is the nine-day Hindu festival. It begins on the first day of Hindu lunar calendar. The festival marks the worshiping of nine incarnations of Goddess Shakti or Goddess Durga. Every year, this auspicious Hindu festival is celebrated in the month of April and March. It is celebrated in the Hindu month of Chaitra and dedicated to nine avatars of Goddess Durga.
Chaitra Navratri is also mentioned as Rama Navratri in some parts of northern India. Rama Navami, the birthday of Lord Rama, falls on the ninth day during Navratri festival. The Hindu lunar calendar represents the celebrations in the month of Chaitra, which is also defined as marking the New Year. Chaitra Navratri begins with Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra, and the festival begins with Ugadi in Andhra Pradesh.
Navratri is a mix blend of various culture and shares a common meaning, i.e. the victory of good over evil. In Chaitra Navratri, Demon Mahishasura, who had defeated all the gods and the devas, was ultimately killed by Goddess Durga. After the Gods were defeated, they approached Brahma (Hindu creator god), Vishnu (preserver god), and Mahesh (the destroyer), whose collective energy gave rise to the supreme deity, Goddess Durga.
In Chaitra Navratri, the 9th day is celebrated as Ram Navami (Spring Hindu festival), the day Lord Rama was born. In the Sharad Navratri, the 10th day is celebrated as Vijayadashami or Dusshera, the day Lord Rama killed the demon king Ravana.
In Chaitra Navratri, the 9th day is celebrated as Ram Navami (Spring Hindu festival), the day Lord Rama was born. In the Sharad Navratri, the 10th day is celebrated as Vijayadashami or Dusshera, the day Lord Rama killed the demon king Ravana.
Chaitra Navratri Kalash Sthapana Puja
Chaitra Navratri usually begins in March-April period. People prefer to do Kalash Sthapana puja at their homely space and workplace. A Kalash is kept at the place of worship and people even call a priest to carry out the rituals of Kalash puja.There is a perfect way to install a Kalash on the first day of Navratri.
● Waking up early in the morning and taking a shower must be the first activity.
● After cleaning the idols, the first thing you need to do is cleaning the place where the Kalash has to be kept.
● The next thing you need to do is spreading a red-colored cloth on a wooden seat and chanting the mantras of Lord Ganesha while putting raw rice on the red cloth.
● Using some soil, you need to make an altar and sow the seeds of Barley in it.
● Now, set the Kalash on the soil and pour some water in it.
● Use the vermillion paste to make a swastika sign on the Kalash and tie a holy thread around the neck of the Kalash.
● Add betelnut and coin in the Kalash and keep some mango leaves in it.
● Now, take a coconut, tie a holy thread and a red Chunari around it.
● Put this coconut over the top of Kalash and pray to the almighty God.
● Offer flowers to the deities and worship from the religious mind and the soul.
The Kalash Sthapana puja is proved to be beneficial to draw in more health, wealth and prosperity in our lives.
Chaitra Navratri usually begins in March-April period. People prefer to do Kalash Sthapana puja at their homely space and workplace. A Kalash is kept at the place of worship and people even call a priest to carry out the rituals of Kalash puja.There is a perfect way to install a Kalash on the first day of Navratri.
● Waking up early in the morning and taking a shower must be the first activity.
● After cleaning the idols, the first thing you need to do is cleaning the place where the Kalash has to be kept.
● The next thing you need to do is spreading a red-colored cloth on a wooden seat and chanting the mantras of Lord Ganesha while putting raw rice on the red cloth.
● Using some soil, you need to make an altar and sow the seeds of Barley in it.
● Now, set the Kalash on the soil and pour some water in it.
● Use the vermillion paste to make a swastika sign on the Kalash and tie a holy thread around the neck of the Kalash.
● Add betelnut and coin in the Kalash and keep some mango leaves in it.
● Now, take a coconut, tie a holy thread and a red Chunari around it.
● Put this coconut over the top of Kalash and pray to the almighty God.
● Offer flowers to the deities and worship from the religious mind and the soul.
The Kalash Sthapana puja is proved to be beneficial to draw in more health, wealth and prosperity in our lives.
Foods for Navratri Fasting
During the fast of Navratras, foods like Sabudana Vada (Sago Vada), Sabudana khichadi (Sago Khichadi), Singhare Ka Halwa (Water Chestnut Flour Halwa), Kuttu Ki Poori (Grass Seed Flour or Buckwheat poori), and Singhare Ke Pakore are preferred for eating.
During the fast of Navratras, foods like Sabudana Vada (Sago Vada), Sabudana khichadi (Sago Khichadi), Singhare Ka Halwa (Water Chestnut Flour Halwa), Kuttu Ki Poori (Grass Seed Flour or Buckwheat poori), and Singhare Ke Pakore are preferred for eating.
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