( पूजा विधि · देवी दुर्गा के नौ स्वरूप )
Navratri Puja

नवरात्रि नौ रातों का पर्व है, जिसमें देवी दुर्गा के नौ स्वरूपों की उपासना होती है। व्रत, दैनिक पूजा और दुर्गा सप्तशती के पाठ के साथ हर दिन देवी के एक विशिष्ट स्वरूप को समर्पित किया जाता है।
( स्थान तैयार करें )
Idol or image of Goddess Durga or her nine forms
Kalash (copper or clay pot) with coconut, mango leaves, red cloth
Red flowers, hibiscus, marigold, and seasonal flowers
Durva grass and Bilva (bel) leaves
Red or orange cloth for altar
Coconut, banana, and seasonal fruits
Incense sticks (agarbatti) and camphor (kapoor)
Ghee for the lamp — a clay diya kept burning throughout the 9 nights
Kumkum (vermillion), turmeric, sindoor
Navratri prasad: puri, halwa, chana (on Ashtami); regional variations apply
( विधि का पालन करें )
On Pratipada (Day 1): Perform Kalash Sthapana — set up the ritual pot with water, mango leaves, and a coconut. Invoke Goddess Shailputri and light the 9-night lamp
Day 1: Worship Shailputri (red colour). Day 2: Brahmacharini (royal blue). Day 3: Chandraghanta (yellow)
Day 4: Kushmanda (green). Day 5: Skandamata (grey). Day 6: Katyayani (orange)
Day 7: Kaalratri (white). Day 8 (Ashtami): Mahagauri (pink). Day 9 (Navami): Siddhidatri (purple/sky blue)
Each day: offer flowers, light incense and diya, chant the specific mantra for that day's form, and recite or listen to the Durga Chalisa or the relevant chapter of Durga Saptashati
On Ashtami or Navami: Perform Kanya Puja (worship of young girls as forms of the Goddess). Offer food, gifts, and wash their feet in the traditional form
Perform Havan (fire ritual) if completing the full Navratri anusthan
Visarjan: on Vijaya Dashami (Dussehra), conclude with prayers and symbolic immersion
( मुख्य मंत्र )
( परिवारों के प्रश्न )
Navratri puja at home begins with Kalash Sthapana on Pratipada, installing a copper or clay pot as the seat of the Goddess. A diya (lamp) is lit and kept burning for all 9 days. Each day is dedicated to a specific form of the Goddess, with associated colours and mantras. The Durga Saptashati, Durga Chalisa, or the Aarti can be recited daily. On Ashtami or Navami, Kanya Puja is performed, worshipping young girls as manifestations of the Goddess.
The traditional Navratri fast (vrat) allows fruits, milk products, sendha namak (rock salt), nuts, sweet potatoes, and buckwheat (kuttu) flour preparations. Rice, regular salt, onion, garlic, meat, and alcohol are avoided. Some people fast for all 9 days; others fast on just the first, Ashtami, and Navami. Breaking the fast is called parana and is done after Kanya Puja on Ashtami or Navami.
The Ashwin Navratri (Sharad Navratri, September–October) is generally considered the principal one and is the most widely observed across India. The Chaitra Navratri (March–April) is also significant, particularly in North India where it celebrates the birth of Rama (Ram Navami falls on its ninth day). Both are spiritually significant; the Ashwin Navratri is more prominent culturally.
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