Navratri 2023 Date October:Shardiya Navratri is right around the corner. Check out the calendar and the nine forms of Maa Durga associated with each day of the festival.The auspicious festival of Shardiya Navratri is just around the corner, and Maa Durga’s devotees are gearing up to mark the nine-day-long festivities with pomp. Throughout the year, Hindus celebrate four Navratris. However, large-scale celebrations happen during two Navratris – Chaitra Navratri and Shardiya Navratri.
The upcoming Navratri will be Shardiya – marked from the Pratipada to the Navami tithi of Ashwin Shukla Paksha. During this time, devotees worship Maa Durga and her nine avatars – the Navadurgas. Since the festival is marked over a period of nine days, it is necessary to know the correct dates and the Goddess associated with it. Scroll through to find out the Shardiya Navratri calendar – the dates of the auspicious nine-day celebrations.
Navratri Muhurat 2023 Date & Time
- Navratri will begin from 15 October and will end on the 9th day on 23 October 2023.
- The day after Navratri will be the auspicious day of Dussehra which is the 10th day.
- People often pray according to the Navratri Shubh Muhurat 2023.
- Talking of the Shubh Muhurat of Navratri, people first go with the Kalash Sthapna which will be done from 11:44 AM to 12:30 PM.
- The muhurat has been kept as per the Hindu Panchang which has all the details and other things.
Chaitra Navratri Kalash Sthapana Puja
- The first thing that has to happen in the morning is getting up early and having a shower.
- The first thing you need to do is clean the area where the Kalash is housed, after washing the idols.
- The following step involves spreading a crimson cloth over a wooden seat, covering it with uncooked rice, and reciting Lord Ganesha’s affirmations.
- You must create an altar out of earth and plant barley seeds there.
- Now place the Kalash on the ground and fill it with water.
- Make a swastika symbol on the Kalash with the vermillion paste, then fasten it around its neck with a sacred thread.
- Keep a few mango leaves inside the Kalash and add betelnut and currency.
- Now take a coconut and wrap it with a crimson Chunari and sacred thread.
- Place this coconut on top of Kalash and offer up a prayer to the All-Powerful God.
- Present flowers to the gods and adore them with a devout heart and mind.
Foods for Navratri Fasting
Sabudana Vada (sago vada), Sabudana khichadi (sago Khichadi), Singhare Ka Halwa (water chestnut flour halwa), Kuttu Ki Poori (grape seed flour or buckwheat poori), and Singhare Ke Pakore are among the items that are favored for consumption during the Navratras fast.
Navratri 2023 Rituals and Traditions
A wide range of customs and observances that strengthen believers’ bonds with the divine define Shardiya Navratri. On these nine days, many people fast, choosing not to eat at specified times or refraining from certain meals altogether. Eating straightforward, sattvic meals is a traditional part of the Navratri Vrat.
Celebration of Navratri 2023 across India
People assemble in colorful traditional costumes to rejoice and dance in honor of the goddess during the festival, which is marked by elaborate and colorful garba and dandiya raas dances. These dances represent a commitment, togetherness, and the cycle of life. Goddess Durga sculptures or pictures are used to embellish pandal or highly constructed temporary temples. These pandals are visited by devotees who make prayers and ask for blessings.
Shardiya Navratri 2023 Calender:
October 15 – Ghatasthapana (invocation of Goddess Shakti), Shailputri Puja
October 16 – Brahmacharini Puja (Maa Brahmacharini)
October 17 – Sindoor Tritiya, Chandraghanta Puja (Maa Chandraghanta)
October 18 – Kushmanda Puja (Maa Kushmanda), Vinayak Chaturthi
October 19 – Skandamata Puja (Maa Skandamata)
October 20 – Katyayani Puja (Maa Katyayani)
October 21 – Saraswati Puja, Kalratri Puja (Saptami) (Maa Kalratri)
October 22 – Durga Ashtami, Mahagauri Puja (Maa Mahagauri) and Sandhi Puja
October 23 – Maha Navami
After the nine-day celebrations, Navratri celebrations end with Durga Visarjan and Vijayadashami or Dussehra. On this day, devotees of Maa Durga immerse her idols in water bodies and wish for her to come next year. It also marks Lord Rama’s victory over Ravana and Maa Durga’s victory over Mahishasura.
October 24 – Navratri Parana (breaking the fast), Durga Visarjan and Vijayadashami
Meanwhile, Shardiya Navratri falls during autumn in the lunar month of Ashwin. According to the nine days of Navratri, especially in Maharashtra and Gujarat, women wear clothes of nine different colours. This colour is decided based on the day of the week. Devotees also prepare a special bhog for each avatar of Maa Durga since every incarnation of Goddess Durga is special and unique in itself.