When Is Chaitra Navratri 2025? Start And End Dates, Significance, And Shubh Muhurat – News18
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Chaitra Navratri 2025: The festival is devoted to Goddess Durga and her many forms, which symbolise the victory of good over evil.
Chaitra Navratri 2025: The festival will begin on March 30 and conclude on April 7. (Image: Shutterstock)
Chaitra Navratri 2025 Date And Time: The vibrant festival of Navratri, which translates to “nine nights,” is observed with great zeal and dedication in India and among Hindus worldwide. Chaitra Navratri is a major cultural and spiritual event that is specifically celebrated during the Hindu lunar month of Chaitra (March–April).
The festival, which lasts for nine days, is devoted to Goddess Durga and her many forms, which symbolise the victory of good over evil. In many regions of India, particularly in North India, Chaitra Navratri also signifies the start of the Hindu New Year.
Chaitra Navratri 2025 Dates
As per Drik Panchang, this year, Chaitra Navratri will begin on March 30 (Sunday) and conclude on April 7 (Monday).
Every day is devoted to a particular manifestation of the goddess Durga, and devotees follow certain rituals and prayers. The forms include goddess Shailputri, goddess Brahmacharini, goddess Chandraghanta, goddess Kushmanda, goddess Skandamata, goddess Katyayani, goddess Kaalratri, goddess Mahagauri and goddess Siddhidatri.
Below are the key dates:
- Navratri Day 1: March 30, 2025 (Sunday): Pratipada (Ghatasthapana and Shailputri Puja)
- Navratri Day 2: March 31, 2025 (Monday): Dwitiya (Brahmacharini Puja)
- Navratri Day 3: April 1, 2025 (Tuesday): Chaturthi (Kushmanda Puja)
- Navratri Day 4: April 2, 2025 (Wednesday): Panchami (Naag Puja, Lakshmi Panchami and Skandamata Puja)
- Navratri Day 5: April 3, 2025 (Thursday): Shashthi (Katyayani Puja)
- Navratri Day 6: April 4, 2025 (Friday): Saptami (Kalaratri Puja)
- Navratri Day 7: April 5, 2025 (Saturday): Ashtami (Durga Ashtami, Mahagauri Puja, Annapurna Ashtami, Sandhi Puja)
- Navratri Day 8: April 6, 2025 (Sunday): Navami (Ram Navami and Siddhidatri Puja)
- Navratri Day 9: April 7, 2025 (Monday): Dashami (Navratri Parana)
Chaitra Navratri 2025 Puja: Shubh Muhurat
According to Drik Panchang, Pratipada Tithi begins on March 29, 2025, at 04:27 PM and ends on March 30, 2025, at 12:49 PM.
Meanwhile, the Ghatasthapana Muhurat is scheduled from 06:13 AM to 10:21 AM and the Ghatasthapana Abhijit Muhurat will be observed from 12:00 PM to 12:50 PM.
Chaitra Navratri Significance
Chaitra Navratri is regarded as an opportune time for purification, spiritual rejuvenation, and requesting divine blessings. It represents the triumph of knowledge over ignorance, light over darkness, and righteousness over wickedness.
As a sign of respect and dedication, devotees dress in clothing that matches the day’s colour, which is also connected to each day of Navratri. Red, yellow, green, grey, orange, blue, white, pink, and purple are among the most common colours, however, they differ from region to region.
During Chaitra Navratri, devotees observe a variety of rituals, such as fasting, prayer, meditation, and attending ornate events at temples devoted to Goddess Durga. The Goddess, known as Navadurga, is worshipped in a different form every day, representing different facets of feminine energy and virtues.
