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Chaitra Navratri 2025: Navami falls on Ashtami 5 April and 6 April. Devotees performed Kanya Puja, who honors nine young girls by representing Goddess Durga.
Kanya Puja is performed on the eighth or ninth day of Navratri.
Chaitra Navratri 2025 Ashtami and Navami dates: This is the time of the year when Bharat is worshiping the nine avatars of Goddess Durga, which is known as Navdurga. The nine -day festival is celebrated with full enthusiasm and enthusiasm. During the festival, devotees inspect different types of rituals, such as fasting, prayer, meditation, and involved in ornate events in temples dedicated to Goddess Durga.
It is believed that Chaiti Navratri is a suitable time to request purification, spiritual rejuvenation and divine blessings. It represents ignorance, light on darkness and the victory of knowledge over righteousness over wickedness.
This year, the Navratri festival began on 30 March and will end with Dashami on 7 April. But there is often confusion about Ashtami and Navami Tithis. In this article, let’s see that Ashtami and Navami when, Kanya Pooja Timings and its rituals.
Chaitra Navratri 2025: Date
- Ashtami will be celebrated on 5 April (Saturday) on the eighth day of Navratri. On this day, devotees worship Goddess Mahagauri.
- On the other hand, Navami will be seen on 6 April (Sunday). Devotee Kanya Pujan, also known as Kumari Puja, Kumarika Puja and Kanjak Puja, to bring good luck, wealth and happiness in his life.
Chaitra Navratri 2025: Shub Murat
According to the Drink Panchang, Ashwin Shukla Ashtami Tithi begins on April 4 at 8:12 pm and ends at 7:26 pm on 5 April. Navami Tithi begins at 7:26 on April 5 and ends on 6 April at 7:22 pm.
Chaiti Navratri 2025: Kanya Pujan Murat
Virgo Pujan Murat on Ashtami is as follows:
- Brahma Murat: 4:35 pm to 5:21 pm
- Early evening: 4:58 pm to 6:07 pm
- Abhijeet Muhatrat: 11:59 pm to 12:49 pm
- Virgo Pujan Murat on Navami is as follows:
- Brahma Murat: 4:34 am to 5:20 am
- Early evening: 4:57 pm to 6:05 pm
- Abhijeet Muhatrat: 11:58 pm to 12:49 pm
Kanya Puja 2024: Ritual
Kanya Puja is a Hindu ritual that respects the nine forms of Goddess Durga during the Navratri festival. This is done on the eighth or ninth day of Navratri.
Nine young girls known as Kanjak are also worshiped between the ages of 2 and 10 years. Young girls represent various forms of Maa Durga, including Kumarika, Trimurti, Kalyani, Rohini, Kali, Chadika, Shambhavi, Durga, Bhadra or Subhadra.
If you are planning to worship a girl this year, then see for step by step rituals below.
- Invite nine young girls (between the ages of 2 and 10) to your home.
- Then, wash the girls’ feet with water, wipe them, and place them on a chair.
- Now, tie the holy thread, known as Kalwa or Molie, around their wrist, while vermilion is also applied to their forehead.
- Next, serve young girls a variety of dishes like poor, gram, ghee pudding, coconut, sweets and kheer.
- Once they eat, they provide new clothes, bangles and study materials such as money or gifts.
- Finally, touch their feet and seek blessings.
