Shardiya Navratri / Know when is the auspicious time for worship on the first day of Navratri

Shardiya Navratri: Shardiya Navratri is going to start on Sunday this week. Shardiya Navratri 2023: Shardiya Navratri is going to start on Sunday this week. Devotees of Maa Durga are already preparing to celebrate this nine-day long festival with great pomp. Work is being done from cleaning the house to bringing puja items etc. Navratri happens twice a year. First Chaitra Navratri and second Shardiya Navratri which are starting at the end of this week. Shardiya Navratri will be celebrated from Pratipada of Ashwin Shukla Paksha to Navami Tithi. During this time devotees worship Maa Durga and her nine incarnations – Navadurgas. This festival is celebrated for nine days. Here you are being told about the auspicious time to start Navratri worship.

Navratri will start from Sunday

After the 9 auspicious days of Navratri, the tenth day is celebrated as Durga Puja and Dussehra to symbolize the victory of good over evil. Navratri festival Sharad Navratri begins on the first day of Shukla Paksha of Ashwini month i.e. Pratipada. This festival is celebrated for nine nights. This year the festival will start from October 15 and will end with Dussehra on October 24, 2023.

Puja muhurat time

Ghatasthapana is one of the important rituals during Navratri. It marks the beginning of nine days of festivities. This ritual symbolically symbolizes the invocation of Goddess Shakti. The most auspicious or best time for Ghatasthapana is on the first day of Navratri. At the same time, Chitra Nakshatra is considered the most inauspicious time for Ghatasthapana.

Date                                             October 15, 2023

Day                                              Sunday

Pratipada date start                   11:24 PM, 14 October 2023

Pratipada end date                    12:32 AM, 16 October 2023

Start of Chaitra Nakshatra         04:24 PM, 14 October 2023

End of Chaitra Nakshatra          06:13 PM, 15 October 2023

Shardiya Navratri 2023 Calendar:

• 15 October – Ghatasthapana (invocation of Goddess Shakti), Shailputri Puja
• 16 October – Brahmacharini Puja (Maa Brahmacharini)
• 17 October - Sindoor Tritiya, Chandraghanta Puja (Maa Chandraghanta)
• 18 October – Kushmanda Puja (Maa Kushmanda), Vinayak Chaturthi
• 19 October - Skandamata Puja (Maa Skandamata)
• 20 October - Katyayani Puja (Maa Katyayani)
• 21 October - Saraswati Puja, Kalratri Puja (Saptami) (Maa Kalratri)
• 22 October- Durga Ashtami, Mahagauri Puja (Maa Mahagauri) and Sandhi Puja.
• 23 October- Mahanavami

Navratri 2023 Maha Ashtami Puja date

This time the Ashtami worship of Shardiya Navratri will be done on 22 October 2023. Maha Ashtami falls on the eighth day of Navratri. There is a tradition of worshiping Mahagauri on this day. According to religious beliefs, by worshiping Goddess Gauri on Ashtami day, childless couples get quality and healthy children. Those women who have heard the lap should definitely perform Kanya Puja on the day of Maha Ashtami.

Navratri 2023 Ashtami Puja auspicious time

Ashwin Shukla Ashtami Tithi starts - 21st October 2023 from 9.53 pm

Ashwin Shukla Ashtami Tithi ends - 22 October 2023 till 7:58 pm

Navratri 2023 Maha Ashtami date- 22 October 2023

Importance of Kanya Puja in Navratri

Feeding girls during Navratri is considered very auspicious and fruitful. Actually, small girls are considered to be the form of Mother Goddess, hence Kanya Puja must be performed during Navratri. Kanya Puja can be performed on both Ashtami and Navami days of Navratri. Girls up to 10 years of age should be invited for Kanya Puja. Mother Durga is pleased with Kanya Puja and fulfills every wish of the devotees.

Disclaimer: The information given here is based on religious faith and folk beliefs. Zoom News does not make any confirmation regarding this. It has been presented here keeping in mind general public interest.