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Navratri 2023 Date and Puja Vidhi: One of the most popular Hindu festivals celebrated across the country and beyond is Shardiya Navratri or Maha Navratri, usually falling in the months of September and October. It invokes the nine different avatars of Goddess Durga for nine nights.
According to the Drik Panchang, Navratri begins on the first day of the Ashwin lunar month with ghatasthapana. Kalash, which is installed during ghatasthapana, is immersed in a water body on the tenth day.
This year, Navratri begins on October 15 with Shailputri (one of the nine forms of the goddess) puja and ends on October 24 with Durga Visarjan and Dussehra celebrations. It also stated that Ashtami Tithi begins at 9:53 PM on October, 21, and ends at 7:58 PM on October 22.
Ashwina Ghatasthapana will be observed on October 15, 2023. The Ghatasthapana Muhurat will begin at 11:44 am and end at 12:30 pm.
The ghatasthapana requires the following items: a wide and open clay pot, clean soil, seeds of seven different grains, small clay or brass pitcher, Ganga jal or sacred water for the kalash, sacred thread, scent, betel nuts, coins, five ashoka or mango tree leaves, rice, unpeeled coconut, red cloth for the coconut, flowers and garland.
On the second day of Navratri, people worship Brahmacharini or the second avatar of Goddess Durga, followed by Chandraghanta, Kushmanda, Skandmata, Katyayani, Kaalratri, Mahagauri and finally, Siddhidatri.
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According to Drik Panchang, women, especially in Maharashtra and Gujarat, adorn themselves with 9 different colours which are allocated to each day of Navratri. “The colour of the day is decided on the weekday. Each weekday is ruled by one of the planets or Navgrahas and accordingly, colours are assigned to each day. Each Avatar of Navdurga represents a distinct characteristic of Goddess Durga. Each day a specific Prasad is offered to Navdurga to get her blessings,” she said.
It is believed that Lord Ram had defeated King Ravana in the battle of Lanka before returning to Ayodhya after an exile of 14 years. People, therefore, burn the effigies of Ravana and his brothers Meghnad and Kumbhakaran on the last day of the festival, which is Dussehra.
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