Navratri is considered one of the auspicious festivals in India. It is a popular festival celebrated by Hindus with great devotion. During Navratri, people worship the nine forms of Devi Durga who represents purity, divinity and power.
In Sanskrit, Navratri means nine nights. The festival of Navratri is celebrated for nine days and nine nights. According to the Hindu calender, Navratri comes four times in a year. It falls in the month of Chaitra, Ashadha, Ashwin and Magha. During Chaitra Navratri, the ninth day is celebrated as Ram Navami.
The most popular Shardiye Navratri is fall in the month of September or October. According to the Hindu calendar, It occurs in the lunar month Ashwin. After Sharad Navratri, Dussehra or Vijaya Dashmi is celebrated on the tenth days which are mark as the victory of good over evil.
All the nine days of Navratri are dedicated to nine forms of Goddess Durga, namely - Shailaputri, Brahmacharini, Kushmanda, Chandraghanta, Skandamata, Katyayani, Kalaratri, Siddhidatri and Mahagauri. This festival is mainly celebrated in different states like Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, Maharashtra, Kolkata and other states of India.
Dates of Magh Navratri 2019
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5th Feb, 2019 |
Tuesday |
Pratipada |
Shailputri Puja |
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6th Feb, 2019 |
Wednesday |
Dwitiya |
Brahmacharini Puja |
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7th Feb, 2019 |
Thursday |
Tritiya |
Chandraghanta Puja |
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8th Feb, 2019 |
Friday |
Chaturthi |
Kushmanda Puja |
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9th Feb, 2019 |
Saturday |
Panchami |
Skandamata Puja |
|
10th Feb, 2019 |
Sunday |
Shashthi |
Katyayani Puja |
|
11th Feb, 2019 |
Monday |
Saptami |
Saraswati Puja/Kalaratri Puja |
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12th Feb, 2019 |
Tuesday |
Ashtami |
Durga Ashtami |
|
13th Feb, 2019 |
Wednesday |
Navami |
Navratri Parana |
Dates of Chaitra Navratri 2019
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6th April, 2019 |
Saturday |
Pratipada |
Shailputri Puja |
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7th April 2019 |
Sunday |
Dwitiya |
Brahmacharini Puja |
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8th April 2019 |
Monday |
Tritiya |
Chandraghanta Puja |
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9th April, 2019 |
Tuesday |
Chaturthi |
Kushmanda Puja |
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10th April, 2019 |
Wednesday |
Panchami |
Skandamata Puja |
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11th April, 2019 |
Thursday |
Shashthi |
Katyayani Puja/Saraswati Awahan |
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12th April, 2019 |
Friday |
Saptami |
Saraswati Puja/Kalaratri Puja |
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13th |
Saturday |
Ashtami |
Durga Ashtami |
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14th |
Sunday |
Navami |
Navratri Parana |
Dates of Ashadha Navratri 2019
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3rd July, 2019 |
Wednesday |
Pratipada |
Shailputri Puja |
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4th July, 2019 |
Thursday |
Dwitiya |
Brahmacharini Puja |
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5th July, 2019 |
Friday |
Tritiya |
Chandraghanta Puja |
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6th July, 2019 |
Saturday |
Chaturthi |
Kushmanda Puja |
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7th July, 2019 |
Sunday |
Panchami |
Skandamata Puja |
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8th July, 2019 |
Monday |
Shashthi |
Katyayani Puja |
|
9th July, 2019 |
Tuesday |
Saptami |
Saraswati Puja/Kalaratri Puja |
|
10th July, 2019 |
Wednesday |
Ashtami |
Durga Ashtami |
|
11th July, 2019 |
Thursday |
Navami |
Navratri Parana |
Dates of Sharadiya Navratri 2019
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29th Sep, 2019 |
Sunday |
Pratipada |
Shailputri Puja |
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30th Sep, 2019 |
Monday |
Dwitiya |
Brahmacharini Puja |
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1st Oct, 2019 |
Tuesday |
Tritiya |
Chandraghanta Puja |
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2nd Oct, 2019 |
Wednesday |
Chaturthi |
Kushmanda Puja |
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3rd Oct, 2019 |
Thursday |
Panchami |
Skandamata Puja |
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4th Oct, 2019 |
Friday |
Shashthi |
Katyayani Puja/Saraswati Awahan |
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5th Oct, 2019 |
Saturday |
Saptami |
Saraswati Puja/Kalaratri Puja |
|
6th Oct 2019 |
Sunday |
Ashtami |
Durga Ashtami |
|
7th Oct, 2019 |
Monday |
Navami |
Navratri Parana |
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8th Oct, 2019 |
Tuesday |
Dashami |
Durga Visarjan |
